The legal background of SLAPP cases in Malta

Justin Borg Barthet

doi:10.2139/ssrn.4092013

The legal background of SLAPP cases in Malta

Justin Borg Barthet^* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Most SLAPP cases in Malta are brought under the Media and Defamation Act 2018, which repeals and replaces the Press Act 1974 (as amended). The Defamation Act 2018 introduced several reforms which were intended to modernise Maltese libel laws, broadly reflecting the UK’s Defamation Act 2013. Reforms include the abolition of criminal libel, and the introduction of a threshold of serious
harm for the establishment of civil liability (Section 3(4)).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) in the European Union
Subtitle of host publication	A comparative study
Editors	Judit Bayer, Petra Bárd, Lina Vosyliute, Ngo Chun Luk
Publisher	SSRN
Pages	255-260
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4092013
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2021

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