2667701
Description
Quiz by Ciara Byrne, updated more than 1 year ago
|
|
Created by Ciara Byrne
over 9 years ago
|
|
Question 1
Question
Which article contains the Defamation Act in the Irish constitution ?
Answer
-
Article 40.3.2
-
Article 40.6.1
-
Article 40.2.2
-
article 40.7.4
Question 2
Question
When did the Defamation Act become law?
Answer
-
October 2012.
-
January 2012.
-
January 2010.
-
May 2009.
Question 3
Question
Defamation is the act of publication of material that can injure a persons reputation in the eyes of reasonable member's of the public.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 4
Question
The new defamation act has meant there is a time limit on bringing a case of defamation to the court. How long is this limit?
Answer
-
1 year
-
2 years
-
3 years
-
4 years.
Question 5
Question
A verifying affidavit is a a person swearing to tell the truth at the beginning of a hearing with a judge and jury (If applicable) present?
Answer
- True
- False
Question 6
Question
There is no need for a verifying affidavit if it is a declaratory order being sought.
Answer
- True
- False
Question 7
Question
Which of the following are some of the defences to defamation?
Answer
-
Qualified Privilege
-
Verifying Privilege
-
Innocent publication
-
Honest Opinion
-
Apology
-
Unreliable source of information
-
Offer to make ammends
-
Absolute Privilege
-
Fair and reasonable publication on a matter of publication
-
Undamaged reputation
Question 8
Question
What 2 types of remedies are there for defamation?
Answer
-
Monetary damages
-
Retraction of statement
-
Fines imposed on company to pay the state
-
Declaratory Order
Question 9
Question
The prohibitation of publication can be known as
Answer
-
Barring order
-
Interlocutory order
-
Stopping order
Question 10
Question
What was the outcome of the case of M V Drury 1994 when the restraint of publication on private life matters was sought?
Answer
-
The courts granted the restraint and the publication on the matters stopped.
-
The court denied the restraint, stating freedom of expression outweighs risk defamation.
-
The court imposed a fine on the newspapers that looked to publish the story on a matter of privacy.
Question 11
Question
In Reynolds V Mallocco why was an injuction to stop publication granted?
Answer
-
To stop an act of defamation taking place.
-
To favour risk of defamation over freedom of expression.
-
The defendants could not pay the damages if defamation occurred.
Question 12
Question
In X V RTE (Birmingham bomber) under which grounds was the injunction not granted?
Answer
-
Truth in statements.
-
Ex parte.
-
Delay in proceedings.
-
Guilt of defendant.
Want to create your own Quizzes for free with GoConqr? Learn more.