Clegg: Time to end libel bullying of journalists
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech today on civil liberties: Full text of section on information/freedom of speech The third…
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Sun offers £50,000 Joanna Yeates murder reward
The Sun today put up a £50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the killer of 25-year-old Bristol…
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John Kampfner: Libel reform campaign isn’t a ‘big media’ proxy
Who could possibly improve on the assessment of Justice Minister Lord McNally? England’s libel laws are, he said, ‘not fit…
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Clegg vows to change ‘laughing stock’ libel law
Nick Clegg will set out ambitious plans to reform libel laws today, branding the current system a “laughing stock”. The…
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2010: The first year where no juries sat for libel trials
None of the libel cases which reached the High Court in the previous twelve months involved a trial with a…
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Bob Ainsworth sues Daily Mail over Somali kidnap story
Former defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has launched a legal action against the Daily Mail over a story accusing him of…
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Irish paper forced to apologise to ‘revolting pervert’
Ireland’s Star Sunday newspaper has been fined 40,000 euros for contempt of court after a judge found that deliberately republished…
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Tommy Sheridan: All the coverage from his ten-week perjury trial
The Tommy and Gail Sheridan perjury trial led to ten weeks of fascinating courtroom drama as the former Scottish Socialist…
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