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Its done. The UK’s house of Lords voted by a majority of 78 to pass the defamation bill. Is this really a big deal, or is it just another bit of boring law that will not really have much of an impact? It’s the former, it really is a big deal, the UK’s Guardian explains … … Read more
Heads up folks … I really thought it was a done deal and that the rest would be simply rubber stamping, but it now appears that UK libel reform is at risk. The quick summary is this … the Defamation Bill was amended in the House of Lords to include proposals from the Leveson Report, … Read more
A Bill to protect freedom of speech and reform the libel laws is to be introduced into Parliament, it was announced in the Queen’s Speech. It is understood that the Bill is likely to be published on Friday. The reform, announced in a brief mention in the Queen’s Speech, was welcomed by campaigners. Read more … Read more
The Libel Reform Campaign welcomes the Government’s commitment to a Defamation Bill but current proposals do not yet address the extensive problems of libel bullying and the chill on public debate. The Ministry of Justice has published a statement in response to the report of the Joint Scrutiny Committee on the Draft Defamation Bill last year. … Read more