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The truth is an absolute defence against libel in the UK - the difficulty is that the defendent must prove the truth.
by timthorn 17y ago
The truth is an absolute defence against libel in the UK - the difficulty is that the defendent must prove the truth.
- btilly 17y agoThank you for the correction. My understanding of UK libel law was based on comments made by Greg Palast some years ago about the difficulties he'd encountered in England, and then noticing reports in the BBC and elsewhere over the years about libel tourism. However a quick check of Wikipedia verifies that I was mistaken, the truth is a defense. Though one that seems too hard to apply in practice in the UK.
- webnographer 17y agoWhat is truth?
- arethuza 17y agoWatch - that's an English case. The relevant law in Scotland is quite different.