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Legal Terms - Absolute Privilege
The defense that a statement cannot be the subject of a defamation lawsuit because it was made in Parliament, in papers ordered to be published by either House of Parliament, in judicial proceedings or a fair and accurate contemporaneous report of judicial proceedings, or in an official communication between certain officers of State. Pursuant to the Defamation Act of 1996, the scope of the defense was broadened to include reports on the proceedings of the European Court of Justice. The Defamation Act of 2013 now extends its jurisdiction to encompass all courts in foreign countries and territories, as well as specific international courts and tribunals. In specific situations outlined in the 1996 Act, the complete protection given to remarks or discussions in Parliament, known as absolute privilege, might be voluntarily relinquished (waiver of privilege) to allow evidence to be presented in a defamation lawsuit.
The defense that a statement cannot be the subject of a defamation lawsuit because it was made in Parliament, in papers ordered to be published by either House of Parliament, in judicial proceedings or a fair and accurate contemporaneous report of judicial proceedings, or in an official communication between certain officers of State. Pursuant to the Defamation Act of 1996, the scope of the defense was broadened to include reports on the proceedings of the European Court of Justice. The Defamation Act of 2013 now extends its jurisdiction to encompass all courts in foreign countries and territories, as well as specific international courts and tribunals. In specific situations outlined in the 1996 Act, the complete protection given to remarks or discussions in Parliament, known as absolute privilege, might be voluntarily relinquished (waiver of privilege) to allow evidence to be presented in a defamation lawsuit.
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