The statement of claim (or counterclaim) in a defamation claim must, in addition to the matters set out in Part 8 —
(a) give sufficient particulars of the publications in respect of which the claim is brought to enable them to be identified;
(b) if the claimant alleges that the words or matters complained of were used in a defamatory sense other than their ordinary meaning – give particulars of the facts and matters relied on in support of such sense; and
(c) if the claimant alleges that the defendant maliciously published the words or matters – give particulars in support of the allegation.