Comments on: Five ludicrous libel cases http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/10/five-ludicrous-libel-cases/ for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Lance Armstrong and cycling's libel shame | Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/10/five-ludicrous-libel-cases/#comment-22677 Lance Armstrong and cycling's libel shame | Index on Censorship Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:19:57 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=40745#comment-22677 [...] fear of privacy and defamation laws made Jimmy Savile untouchable Five ludicrous libel cases Last chance to sign our petition to reform libel laws that stifle debate, curtail criticism and [...]

]]> By: Loverat http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/10/five-ludicrous-libel-cases/#comment-18654 Loverat Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:02:42 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=40745#comment-18654 Just come across the above cases. The Tennis case is certainly one on my top five. But I think there are well over a dozen further cases even worse than some of the above. Still, I suppose that you are aware of the one or two websites which have been closed down for providing coverage on them and comments removed after further libel threats.

You really could not make it up. These people launch libel proceedings (usually fee exempt) and then seek to silence legitimate coverage on their failures. It is about time perhaps that the free speech campaigns encouraged the use of Civil Restraint Orders and Section 42 orders to deal with vexatious litigants and lawyers.

]]> By: hazel http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/10/five-ludicrous-libel-cases/#comment-16036 hazel Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:13:24 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=40745#comment-16036 Please sign and share Pat’s Petition which calls for the government to “Stop and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families”. The link is here http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/20968

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