15.25   Particulars in relation to defences for publication of public and official documents

(1) Defence under section 25 of Defamation Act 1974
Without limiting rule 15.21, the particulars required by rule 15.1 for a defence under section 25 of the Defamation Act 1974 must include particulars of the facts, matters and circumstances on which the defendant relies to establish that the matter complained of was:

(a)  a document or record specified as a document or record to which that section applies or a copy of such a document or record, or

(b)  a fair extract or fair abstract from, or a fair summary of, such a document or record.

(2) Defence under section 27 of Defamation Act 1974
Without limiting rule 15.21, the particulars required by rule 15.1 for a defence under section 27 of the Defamation Act 1974 must include particulars of the facts, matters and circumstances on which the defendant relies to establish that the matter complained of was a notice published in accordance with the direction of a court.

(3) Defence under section 28 of Defamation Act 2005
Without limiting rule 15.21, the particulars required by rule 15.1 for a defence under section 28 of the Defamation Act 2005 must include particulars of the facts, matters and circumstances on which the defendant relies to establish that the matter complained of was contained in:

(a)  a public document or a fair copy of a public document, or

(b)  a fair summary of, or a fair extract from, a public document.