What is Defamation?
The law is defined under Defamation Act 2013 as a publication to the public or third party using written or verbal form with intention of injuring the reputation of the person to the public who had an otherwise perception of the same. Such defamation is done with malice intent, it is aimed at causing the public to view held in ridicule, hated, or negatively perceived by the public. The law on the same is placed with the intent of seeking redress for the affected victims. The judge is supposed to ensure the claimants were actually defamed as stated.
The tort of defamation can be either slander or libel. Slander is a lighter form of defamation where words as considered temporal, with words, mainly spoken. On the other hand, libel is considered permanent as words are written and can be retrieved as they were printed to all that wish to. This is the proof that judges use to assess whether the image of the person in question was harmed. Normally, a plaintiff will seek damages and injunctions from the plaintiff. Injunctions may include an order of stoppage of publication and dissemination of the defaming material in any form as they are considered to be done in bad faith. Damages involve compensation to the affected person. These can be general, aggravated, or exemplary
