Labour Lords in new bid to bar companies from suing for libel as Defamation Bill enters Ping Pong stage
Labour Lords have introduced a new amendment to the Defamation Bill aimed at restricting the ability of companies to sue…
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Defamation Bill now set to become law – but MPs reject bid to stop companies suing
It now looks likely the a Defamation Bill will be on the statute books next month – but it may…
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Do companies have feelings? Campaigners condemn move to water down Defamation Bill
Libel reform campaigners have condemned moves by a Conservative MP to remove a section of the Defamation Bill limiting the…
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Royal Charter gambit will decide future of press regulation and libel reform
The future of both press regulation and the Defamation Bill could be decided this week as the Government puts forward…
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Leveson law amendment could scupper Defamation Bill as Government faces press regulation showdown
Rebel peers may have scuppered the long-awaited Defamation Bill by adding a ‘Leveson law’ amendment to it this week. Libel…
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Former college head sues Mail on Sunday over ‘Ayatollah of the RAF’ story
The former Dean of RAF College Cranwell is suing Mail on Sunday publisher Associated Newspapers for libel over a story…
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Libel laws are having a ‘detrimental effect’ investigative reporting, warns peer
Justice minister says libel tourism has 'damaged' the country's reputation as an "advocate of freedom" Labour claims reforms do not…
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This piece was written at the peak of the newspaper industry – in 1952. Found in the Essex Chronicle archive…
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