Dr Matthew Collins QC introduces the UK's "imperfect" defamation laws, which he memorably compares to Frankenstein's monster. Collins goes on to describe how the complexity of defamation law can be exploited by both claimants and publishers. He notes that defamation cases are the juridical stage upon which important questions of public policy are played out and the limits of freedom of expression tested.

Collins on Defamation analyses the topical and complex area of defamation law and related causes of action, drawing on international research and engaging in comparative analysis. Collins on Defamation also includes an exhaustive set of precedents for common notices and pleadings, and a full examination and analysis of the Defamation Act 2013. For more information, please visit:http://oxford.ly/1ezSwaR

Dr Matthew Collins QC is an Australian barrister and academic. He is also the author of The Law of Defamation and the Internet (Oxford University Press, 2001, 2005, 2010).