LONDON — England has long been a mecca for aggrieved people from around the world who want to sue for libel. Russian oligarchs, Saudi businessmen, multinational corporations, American celebrities all ...

Citizen Media Law Project director David Ardia walks us through Floyd Abrams' op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal. From the Citizen Media Law Project blog... Floyd Abrams published an op-ed today in ...

Sixty NGOs worldwide called for libel law reform as a defamation bill was reviewed in the UK House of Commons. Join over 60,000 and sign a petition calling for libel reform here. (Index on ...

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has set out plans for an overhaul of libel laws in England and Wales to give legal protection to doctors, scientists and academics who challenge big business and ...

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A libel suit started by an English Jew against “John Bull”, London weekly, resulted in the withdrawal of the charge made by the paper and the paw## of 800 guineas to the Keren Hayesod. The weekly ...