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Pre-Action Protocol for Construction & Engineering Disputes
Pre-Action Protocol for Construction & Engineering Disputes: A Guide for Professional Negligence Claims Against Architects The Pre-Action Protocol for Construction and Engineering Disputes (Second Edition) is a framework that parties must follow before starting court proceedings in construction-related claims. It came into force in late 2016/early 2017, updating the first edition with several practical improvements. […]
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Reporting Restrictions in Criminal Cases
Legal Limits on Reporting Criminal Proceedings – A Guide for Journalists and Social Media Users The criminal justice system in England and Wales is founded on the principle of open justice, which holds that court proceedings should ordinarily be open to public scrutiny and reportable by the media. However, there are circumstances in which certain […]
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Malice Qualified Privilege
Malice in Defamation Definition of Malice In the law of defamation, malice denotes a wrongful or improper motive on the part of the defendant in publishing a defamatory statement. It does not simply mean spite or ill-will in the ordinary sense, though those may be examples of malice. Rather, malice is defined as the absence […]