# Defamation Act 2013, Section 11: Trial to be without a jury unless the court orders otherwise


(1) In section 69(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (certain actions in the Queen's Bench Division to be tried with a jury unless the trial requires prolonged examination of documents etc) in paragraph (b) omit “libel, slander,”.
(2) In section 66(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 (certain actions in the county court to be tried with a jury unless the trial requires prolonged examination of documents etc) in paragraph (b) omit “libel, slander,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/26/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-2013/section-11
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