UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 15.20 Particulars in relation to statements of claim by corporations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 15.20

15.20 Particulars in relation to statements of claim by corporations

The particulars required by rule 15.1 in relation to a statement of claim seeking relief in relation to the publication of defamatory matter about a corporation must include particulars of the facts, matters and circumstances on which the plaintiff relies to establish that the corporation is not precluded from asserting a cause of action for defamation.

Note : Subject to limited exceptions, corporations are precluded from bringing defamation proceedings--

(a) in relation to causes of action to which the Defamation Act 1974 applies, by section 8A of that Act, and

(b) in relation to causes of action to which the Defamation Act 2005 applies, by section 9 of that Act.