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Introduction
Media and entertainment laws have provided remedies to many situations surrounding
contractual terms, employment, intellectual property law. The questions raised at different levels
by the English law regarding such laws can be found within past casefiles and case laws. It is
with such considerations that this report regarding the case studies mentioned surrounding
UKRealTv is written.
Case study one
Facts of the case
Keera is a public figure. By the virtue that she holds a gold medal and promotes clean
living. She has been accused falsely by the UK national tabloid newspaper, having published
things about her that weren’t truth. These publications by the UK national tabloid company has
made the reputation of Keera completely tarnished and her ability for product endorsement have
been tarnished.
Laws involved
Defamation law

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Legal implications and advise of the case
In England defamation is a crime. According to criminal code chapter 24 section 9. A
minor case of defamation is chargeable by imprisonment of up to six months. When the
defamation crime is much aggravated there is a maximum of two years’ life in imprisonment or
a fine that is dependent on what the court shall have decided. For such case of the Keera since it
involves a celebrity the action is aggravated and therefore company personnel of the UK
Tabloid company involved in such defamation may be sentenced with the second legal
implication as recommended in chapter 24.
Merits of the case
Keera’s career and future endorsements is at jeopardy. The main issue is due to a falsehood
report by the UK tabloid newspaper. It is for this reason that Keera should seek for justice by
suing Tabloid Newspaper for defamation (Cole 2015).
Defamation law seek to protect a person from public harm and injury of any media house
that targets their reputation or good name. The statement made for defamations should be orally
or in writing. In the case of Keera, she should sue for libel defamation (Naser 2017).
However much the media needs to inform the public and they are given freedom of speech
and expression, they should go ahead to verify information and confirm their truth before
destroying anyone’s reputation (Armour et al. 2017).

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The libel laws suit for Keera should be based on the following facts,
She is a public figure. According to UK laws, defamation act when a public figure is the
victim, the bar is set much higher. Considering the judgement in the court case of New York
Times vs Sullivan which is always reviewed each time such cases come, the favor is on the
public figure if he can prove that the statement was published with malice intentions. The
judgement in the New York vs Sullivan case has always been a standard mark for such cases. In
the latter the judge introduced the rule of common law malice (Williamson 2017). C
The breaking of libel law in England has the same consequences that defamation ACT has.
The libel law breakage according to chapter 23 subsection three attract a penalty of the same
magnitude. The UK tabloid magazine should be ready to release a few of their employees to
prison.
Common law malice
The court held that a public figure claiming defamation must prove that the statement in
question was made with actual malice. Justice Black explained malice as an elusive concept that
is hard to disapprove. The malice action in libel law according to the Justice law is difficult to
proof therefore the proof emanates from falsehood. Any signs of falsehood are proof of malice in
libel law (Hay 2018).
In relation to the case at hand. Keera is not taking white drugged as alleged in the
statement by UK tabloid magazine. Keera seen taking drugs and drinking Vodka for breakfast,