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Category: Legal Chill
This time last year I sat in a small room at the Law Society surrounded by far more luminary individuals such as Simon Singh and Dara Ó Briain for the launch of the report Free Speech is Not for Sale,...
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Category: Legal Chill
Some time back I wrote to my MP, Lib Dem Richard Younger-Ross, to ask why he hadn't signed up to Early Day Motion 423 for libel law reform. I'm please to say I've received a reply in a bundle of...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
Last week I attended the launch of the Campaign for Libel Reform, a coalition of Index on Censorship, English Pen, and Sense About Science. Editors, writers, journalists, scientists and comedians came together to sign a petition demanding that Government address...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
In the fight against companies and individuals using legal threats to silence critics, charity Sense About Science is beefing up its campaign to reform the UK's ill-constructed libel laws. Dear friendsThis is an exciting time to talk to you about...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
The BCA have posted this press release in response to news that Simon Singh has been granted leave to appeal, stating: The BCA supports and would never seek to stifle legitimate open scientific debate. However, this action is actually a...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
Simon Singh is a UK science writer currently being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association following a critical article on chiropractic treatments published in the Guardian. Yesterday Simon went to court to fight for his right to appeal...
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Category: Legal Chill
Most of the UK press are avoiding this story for obvious reasons, so kudos to Alex Massie and the Spectator for breaking rank: This time, perhaps even the lawyers have gone too far. It's hard to recall, even in the...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
Charity Sense About Science are running a campaign to stop libel laws silencing legitimate scientific debate in the UK. Currently producer and author Simon Singh is facing a £100,000 legal bill for an article he wrote questioning the effectiveness of...
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Category: Legal Chill
Nick Cohen has a great article in the Observer discussing the British Chiropractic Association's legal action against science writer and producer Simon Singh: Reputable medical authorities could test the evidence and decide whether the treatments work or not. Instead of...
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Category: Legal Chill
David Green says: I understand that Simon Singh will announce whether he will appeal on Monday 18 May 2009 at a public support meeting to take place in London at 6.30pm.The venue will be the Penderels Oak, the usual meeting...
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