MARK HENNESSY
In an interview with us last week, the great investigative journalist Seymour Hersh described Britain's libel laws as "chilling" and expressed sympathy for those who struggle to defend independent journalism. Hersh's words reflect the extraordinary assault on free speech that this country's draconian...
Dissatisfaction with English libel laws and their chilling effect on freedom of speech has been rumbling away at a low level for years. The credit for moving it up the political agenda must go in part to the high profile campaign waged by the Coalition for Libel Reform, made up of English...
the elements and vocabularies of the claim remain similar in both legal systems. Similarities are also present in the defamation laws of countries around the world that also derived their legal systems, in whole or part, from English law, including Australia, Canada,India, Israel, New Zealand, ...
Internet libel laws ‘stifling freedom of expression’ by Clare Dyer:http://media.guardian.co.uk/medialaw/story/0,11614,862088,00.html A more recent case in Scotland was settled out of court so doesn’t set a legal precedent but is still informative: ...
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伦敦旅游业多了一个新品种,诽谤诉讼旅游(libel tourism)。英国诽谤法律改革呼之欲出 www.bbc.co.uk|基于14个网页 3. 旅游诽谤 ...国会议员麦克沙恩称为「国际丑闻」,只在英国提供的「旅游诽谤」(libel tourism)服务。 www.bcc.com.tw|基于6个网页 ...
“I had heard this rumour from two people and it was fresh in my mind.” Eleanor Laws QC, representing Mr Depp, said Ms Heard had never mentioned the story about Ms Moss before and accused her of “making this up as you go along”. ...
These are laws of the PRC and aren't a secret, nor anything to do with me. I could care less who does what here. But in the context of the article, the parents were well within their right to complain about having an illegal foreign teacher. Obviously you can get an FEC for other...
b. In what jurisdiction should the plaintiff sue? Where the plaintiff resides? Where the defendant resides? Wherever publication has occurred? Defamation laws vary from country to country and in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the US, it can vary from province to province and state to...