Can you sue opposing lawyer in a courtcase for slander?

[robbocop33]

From what i've read online, i've heard that certainly in the U. S lawyers are protected in whatever they say in court by 'litigation priveleges', basically they can't be sued for slander/libel for whatever they come out with to defend their client.
Does this apply in the U. K too? , or is their an equivalent phrase to cover them and allow to say whatever they want over here? Thanks.

[Meoricin]

What kind of scenario are you envisaging here, exactly?

[Pro Bono]

robbocop33 said:

From what i've read online, i've heard that certainly in the U. S lawyers are protected in whatever they say in court by 'litigation priveleges', basically they can't be sued for slander/libel for whatever they come out with to defend their client.
Does this apply in the U. K too? , or is their an equivalent phrase to cover them and allow to say whatever they want over here? Thanks.

I can't speak for Scotland, which has its own legal system, but anything said in a court in England and Wales is privileged, which means it can't be used as a basis for a defamation claim. It's known as “judicial proceedings immunity”.

[agtlaw]

Pro Bono said:

I can't speak for Scotland, which has its own legal system, but anything said in a court in England and Wales is privileged, which means it can't be used as a basis for a defamation claim.

Correct.

[Vaud]

agtlaw said:

Correct.

"Absolute privilege"?

[Pica-Pica]

Vaud said:

agtlaw said:

Correct.

"Absolute privilege"?

What if the alleged offensive content is reported in a newspaper?

[martinbiz]

Pica-Pica said:

What if the alleged offensive content is reported in a newspaper?

Then it will always be qualified with words such as "Alleged" or "the court was told" " a jury heard" etc etc