Late, but… This isn’t that surprising a development for the UK. You can think of it as a philosophically consistent extension of the UK interpretation of libe

Late, but… This isn’t that surprising a development for the UK. You can think of it as a philosophically consistent extension of the UK interpretation of libel. “In American courts, the burden of proof rests with the person who brings a claim of libel. In British courts, the author or journalist has the burden of proof, and typically loses.” https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/03/21/394273902/on-libel-and-the-law-u-s-and-u-k-go-separate-ways https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/03/21/394273902/...