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Article 1 mai 2020

Will the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill bring the law up to date?

One could argue that it is slightly ironic that Scotland’s first virtual court hearing in response to the recent lockdown, which took place on 21 April 2020, was one surrounding the law of defamation in Scotland; an area of law which is deemed by some to be unfit for the digital age.

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