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Big rise in business defamation cases

By PA Media Lawyer

The number of defamation cases has risen by a third in a year, according to new figures.

The increase was driven by a three-fold rise in the number of cases brought by business, said legal information provider Sweet and Maxwell.

Its figures, published today, showed that there were 78 reported libel cases in the year to May 31 – a 32 percent rise on the 59 cases reported in the previous year.

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