Sentences with phrase «libel reform in»

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The amendment to the civil liberties policy motion read: «The protection of freedom of expression, by reforming the libel laws in England and Wales to ensure a better balance is provided between free speech, responsible journalism, scientific discourse and the public interest on one hand and powerful corporations, wealthy individuals and vested interests on the other.»

With attention focussed on Leveson and libel reform featuring in the Queen's Speech, the right of the media to report freely hasn't been far from Westminster minds.

Libel reform campaigners, anxious for progress, understandably pressing for great change, do a disservice to the campaign if they focus their ire on the people who rejected the ill - conceived proposals, hurriedly presented yesterday in Committee Room 12 of the House of Commons.

There are calls for reforms to British libel laws after researchers were sued in the United Kingdom for discussing or writing about controversial matters.

Casey would go on the next year to accuse news anchor - turned - teacher quality reform activist Campbell Brown (along with several other reformers) of committing «the equivalent of a blood libel» against teachers for daring to expose the complicity of the AFT's Big Apple local (and that of the national union) in keeping criminally abusive teachers on the city's payroll.

Mitchell v News Group Newspapers [2013] EWCA Civ 1537 became a landmark Jackson reforms case after Andrew Mitchell MP's solicitors incurred costs sanctions limiting recoverable costs to the court fees after submitting their budget late in his libel action against the publishers of The Sun newspaper.