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Libel
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Getting Around Britain’s Libel Laws
The New York Times' Noam Cohen follows up on Rod Nordland's Newsweek piece about what cannot be written about in Britain with this piece about the British libel laws and…
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British Lawyers and Libel Tourism
The Guardian's Roy Greenslade's discusses the reaction of British media lawyers to the likely passage of a federal law against "libel tourism." Read more here.
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Sienna Miller Wins Damages From Daily Star
The Daily Star has apologized to and will pay damages to Sienna Miller over a paparazzi photograph which it published of her and which she alleged violated her privacy. The…
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More on English Libel Law
...and George Monbiot on English libel law...
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The Times on Libel Tourism
The New York Times' Adam Cohen posts this editorial on libel tourism today.
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UN Committee Expresses Concern Over State of British Libel Law
The Guardian reports that a United Nations committee has released a report expressing concerns about the state of libel law in the UK, saying that they promote "libel tourism." The…
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The New Reach of British Libel Law
George Monbiot comments on the expansion of the British libel law in a column for the Guardian here. Says Mr. Monbiot in part, "On the website of Craig Murray, the…
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Mosley Lawsuit Against News of the World Concludes
The Guardian has two articles on the final day of testimony in the Max Mosley invasion of privacy lawsuit against the News of the World, here and here.
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Association Pays To Head Off Libel Lawsuit
Another instance of libel tourism, this time involving a book review.
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Double Fault! Pro Tennis Player Says Papers Give False Impression of His Accomplishments, Sues For Libel
British tennis player Robert Dee, 21, is suing the Daily Mail, the London Evening Standard and the Independent for saying he's a bad tennis player. In fact, they've said he's…