If you want to see hypocrisy in action, look at England's libel courts. I warned during the rage against Blair and Bush that liberals were playing into the hands of reactionaries. Unintentionally or not, their depiction of a desire to democratise the … [Read more...] about Libel Tourists Will Love The Tales Of Lord Hoffmann
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Let Battle Commence Over Privacy
John Terry's is only the latest attempt to suppress free speech for financial reasons This was the week that the legal establishment bit back. For three months since Index on Censorship published its Libel Reform campaign in coalition with … [Read more...] about Let Battle Commence Over Privacy
Hamas' Line Of Defence To Goldstone Report
Israel has recently delivered to the United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon its official response to the UN's fact finding mission to Operation Cast Lead, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone. Hamas' government is also preparing to submit its … [Read more...] about Hamas' Line Of Defence To Goldstone Report
Sharia's Dominion
Leslie S. Lebl, a former career foreign service officer with the State Department, is principal of Lebl Associates, a fellow of the American Center for Democracy, and author of the monograph, "Advancing U.S. Interests with the European Union." Two … [Read more...] about Sharia's Dominion
Taking Away The Welcome Mat
MOST tourists come to Britain for the palaces, the pubs and the history. But a few come to take advantage of England's ferociously claimant-friendly libel laws (Scotland's are different). A string of cases in which plaintiffs with tenuous links to … [Read more...] about Taking Away The Welcome Mat
The British Threat To American Free Speech
The U.S. Congress is considering legislation to protect American writers from the threat of suppressive libel lawsuits in the U.K. The recent movement to change British libel laws to allow for greater freedom of expression has its origins in New York … [Read more...] about The British Threat To American Free Speech
Saudi Billionaire's Libel Legacy
Have you heard? England may be shutting itself to tourists. Not the camera-toting, Big Ben-gawking, bus-riding sort of course, but a different, more controversial subset of regular visitors ignominiously labeled "libel tourists." Lured by London's … [Read more...] about Saudi Billionaire's Libel Legacy
"A Town Called Sue": England Weighing Changes To Libel Law
This term "libel tourism" has been kicking around for some time now. It refers to the practice of filing libel suits not necessarily in one's home country, but in jurisdictions in which the laws on libel are more plaintiff friendly. For years, the … [Read more...] about "A Town Called Sue": England Weighing Changes To Libel Law
Britain, Long A Libel Mecca, Reviews Laws
LONDON - England has long been a mecca for aggrieved people from around the world who want to sue for libel. Russian oligarchs, Saudi businessmen, multinational corporations, American celebrities - all have made their way to London's courts, where … [Read more...] about Britain, Long A Libel Mecca, Reviews Laws
Could London Lose 'Libel Capital Of The World' Crown?
LONDON — The world's rich and powerful have long chosen London to defend their interests in court, but pressure is mounting for an overhaul in the English laws that saw it named "libel capital of the world". Lawyers, freedom of speech campaigners … [Read more...] about Could London Lose 'Libel Capital Of The World' Crown?