by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2010
UK Court Updates Fair Comment Libel Defense to Honest Comment
The UK Supreme Court revised the libel defense of "fair comment" to be a defense of "honest comment," the Telegraph reported....
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2010
UK Groups Create Libel Law Guide for Bloggers
Sense about Science and five media advocacy groups created a new guide explaining libel law to UK bloggers, Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2010
UK Newspaper Apologizes for Calling Former Politician “Sex Pest”
The Daily Express apologized Nov. 5 to a former politician for an Oct. 2009 article which incorrectly labeled him a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2010
Russian Journalists Under Attack
In the past week, three Russian reporters were attacked and another - who was severely attacked in 2008 - lost...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2010
Tweets Lead to Arrests, Libel Suits, Fines in British Courts
Media Briefs... In the U.K. this week, a politician was arrested, a cricket player has been sued for libel, and...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2010
Daily Telegraph Apologizes to Cristiano Ronaldo for 2008 Libelous Story
Cristiano Ronaldo won a libel case against the UK Daily Telegraph for a July 2008 story alleging the soccer player...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2010
Canadian Newspaper Demands Radio Station’s Anonymous Sources for Defamation Lawsuit
A Canadian newspaper is taking a radio station to court to force the station to reveal its anonymous sources. This is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2010
In Touch & Call Girl Sued over David Beckham Affair Story
Is this signaling the end of libel tourism? In an interesting twist, The Daily Express reports that Irma Nici, who...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2010
Toronto Sun Retracts Column, Apologizes to George Soros after Threat of Defamation Lawsuit
The Toronto Sun retracted a column and issued an apology to billionaire George Soros earlier this month after "receiving a...