The state will protect authors against foreign libel judgments after a US journalist was sued by a Saudi businessman in London Times Online and PA Politicians in New York have acted to protect the state’s writers and publishers from so-called libel … [Read more...] about New York Passes Law Against ‘Libel Tourists’
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Has British Libel Law Fallen Foul Of US Protections Again?
The book, unobjectionable by American libel standards, was not published in the UK but 23 copies were sold to British buyers over the internet and one chapter was made available online. On that basis, the sheikh climbed aboard his private jet and … [Read more...] about Has British Libel Law Fallen Foul Of US Protections Again?
Libel And Money – Why British Courts Are Choice Of The World
A SAUDI billionaire is being accused of libel tourism after he and his sons won ﾣ30,000 damages in the High Court over 23 copies of an American book imported into Britain. US publishers might have to stop contentious books being sold on the internet … [Read more...] about Libel And Money – Why British Courts Are Choice Of The World
Be Reasonable
If the law is sometimes an ass, English libel law in the age of the internet is an ass in a mess. The case of Khalid bin Mahfouz which we report today is merely the latest in which wealthy litigants from foreign countries have sought - and in this … [Read more...] about Be Reasonable