Sentences with phrase «libel laws after»
There are calls for reforms to British libel laws after researchers were sued in the United Kingdom for discussing or writing about controversial matters.
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The House of Lords have passed the Defamation Act, after a three - year campaign calling for the reform of Britain's libel laws.
Plans to reform Britain's arcane libel laws have been thrown into doubt after the House of Lords last night approved amendments introduced to the Defamation Bill by the film producer Lord Puttnam - Independent
Last month, however, after two years of campaigning by scientists and free speech activists, the UK government published a draft defamation bill, the first step on the road to reforming English libel law.
Officials in the Centennial State quickly erased the law after the District Attorney's office was forced to shell out about $ 425,000 on account of a criminal libel warrant gone terribly wrong.
While libel laws in the UK may make going after Twitter users easier in that country, this is still a cautionary tale for users of social media.
University of Ottawa law professor Joanne St. Lewis sued former Ottawa physics professor Denis Rancourt for $ 1 million for libel after he called her a «house negro» on his U of O Watch blog.