by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2012
UK Judge: Nature Didn’t Libel Editor, Story in Public Interest
A UK court ruled that Nature didn't libel another journal's editor in a 2008 article about the editor's retirement, Nature...
Libel Tourism
by Sydney Smith on May 01, 2012
Libel Lawsuit over Amazon Review Axed
As we wrote last year, book self-publisher Chris McGrath sued an Amazon reviewer Vaughan Jones, Amazon and Richard Dawkins for...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
Libel Suit over Amazon Review
A self-publisher, Chris McGrath filed a libel lawsuit against Richard Dawkins, Vaughn Jones and Amazon over Jones' negative review of...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Libel reform Call
As iMediaEthics has written, the UK has been reviewing and working on reforms to its libel law. According to the BBC,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Is Billionaire’s Defamation Win Libel Tourism?
The Ethiopian Review must pay Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 in a libel payment, the BBC reported. Al-Amoudi is an "Ethiopian-born billionaire"...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
UK Guardian Bloggers List Problems with UK Draft Libel Bill
The Guardian's "Butterworth and Bowcott On Law Blog" compiled ten issues with the current draft libel reform bill for the...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2011
David Beckham ordered to pay legal costs for In Touch from Beckham’s libel lawsuit
David Beckham has to pay $272,000 to In Touch magazine's owner to compensate the company for its legal costs. Beckham...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2011
Kyiv Post Ends Ban of UK Traffic after Libel Tourism Suit Dismissed
The Kyiv Post, the Ukrainian newspaper that blocked traffic from the UK following a libel lawsuit, removed its ban on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2011
Will Proposed UK Libel Reform Law End Libel Tourism?
A draft libel reform bill was proposed to the UK government this week, Journalism.co.uk reported. Journalism.co.uk disclosed that it "has pledged its support...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2011
Libel Suit against Ukrainian Newspaper Tossed out, but Newspaper Still Blocking UK Traffic
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post blocked its traffic from the United Kingdom in December after been sued for...