Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced a series of measures aimed at reforming UK libel laws and preventing so-called 'libel tourism'. Planned reforms announced yesterday (23 March) and put forward by the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) Libel Working Group include a measure intended to discourage foreign claimants from using English courts to make libel claims against non-EU publications that can be accessed in the UK.
March 24, 2010 at 11:25 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Justice Secretary Jack Straw has announced a series of measures aimed at reforming UK libel laws and preventing so-called ‘libel tourism’.
Planned reforms announced yesterday (23 March) and put forward by the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) Libel Working Group include a measure intended to discourage foreign claimants from using English courts to make libel claims against non-EU publications that can be accessed in the UK.
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