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Libel laws to change?
by Clondon at 04:15 on 09 December 2009

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/thesword/2009/12/campaign-to-reform-english-lib.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

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http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/thesword/2009/12/campaign-to-reform-english-lib.html

This one seems ok?

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Nope, still not working.

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Re: Libel laws to change?
by Issy at 04:36 on 09 December 2009

Thanks yes, will watch this with interest.

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Re: Libel laws to change?

by NMott at 10:20 on 09 December 2009

The link seems to be broken, but I found this -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2009/nov/29/medialaw-sundaytimes

Lester, a Liberal Democrat peer, believes his "moderate" package will secure widespread support. His bill would reform contingency fee agreements (aka no-win no-fee) that make it expensive for publishers to defend themselves.

It would also end the principle of "multiple publication" which means that internet sites can be sued over archived articles and replace it with a "single publication rule".

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