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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: Singh vs BCA
UK charity Sense About Science have been instrumental in organising support for Simon Singh, the British science writer who is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association over an article he wrote in the Guardian, criticising the unsubstantiated...
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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: Singh vs BCA
Síle Lane at Sense About Science reports: Simon Singh announced today that he will continue the fight in his libel case with the British Chiropractic Association after his application to appeal the preliminary ruling was rejected last week. He has...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
News just in: tomorrow's issue of Nature will feature a full page ad donated by the magazine asking people to sign up to the campaign to keep libel laws out of science. Managed by Sense About Science, the petition has...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
Le Canard Noir reports on a dramatic turn in the ongoing ruckus between chiropractors and supporters of Simon Singh: the McTimoney Association, an organisation of chiropractors, has ordered its members to remove their websites with immediate effect. Date: 8 June...
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Category: Singh vs BCA
Simon Singh has announced that he intends to appeal Judge Eady's ruling: The article was about an issue of public interest, namely childhood health and the effectiveness of particular treatments for some serious conditions. Hence, I was not prepared to...
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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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