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Defamation in Ireland after the 2026 reforms: High Court juries abolished from 1 March 2026, a serious harm test for companies, new defences, and a 1-year time limit.
Defamation in India is both a civil tort and a crime under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (formerly IPC 499/500), up to 2 years.
In Germany defamation is both criminal and civil. StGB sections 185 to 187 punish insult and false-fact claims; the Civil Code allows damages.
In France defamation (diffamation) and insult are criminal under the Law of 29 July 1881: a 12,000 euro fine and a short three-month deadline to act.
Defamation in Canada is both civil (common law and Quebec Civil Code) and, rarely, criminal under Criminal Code ss.298-301. Defences, damages and limits.
Defamation in Brazil is both criminal (Penal Code arts 138-140) and civil (Civil Code arts 186, 927). Crimes against honour, defences and damages explained.
How Australian law splits between federal and state, with a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction table covering tenancy, employment, driving, probate, fences, strata, firearms and working-with-children checks.
How UK law differs across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with citation-backed guides to renting, employment, wills, family, driving and more.
Vermont signed H.816 on June 17, 2026, barring AI-delivered mental health therapy. Diagnosis and treatment are reserved for qualified professionals.
Defamation laws by country: where libel and slander are civil, where they are criminal, plus penalties, defences and how to sue, across 80+ countries.
Covertly recording grievance and disciplinary meetings in the UK: tribunal admissibility (Gosain, Vaughan), misconduct risk and ICO monitoring rules.
Filming police and photography in public is legal in the UK. What College of Policing guidance, obstruction, and terrorism stop powers actually allow.