37 Multiple claimants
Crime and Courts Act 2013 (2013 c 22) | Legislation

37  Multiple claimants

(1)     This section applies where a relevant publisher—

(a)     is a defendant to a relevant claim, and

(b)     is found liable to two or more persons in respect of the claim (“the persons affected”).

(2)     In deciding

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