By Slugsie, on April 1st, 2010
Science writer Simon Singh has today won his appeal against the libel action brought by the British Chiropractic Association.
Full details here.
*UPDATE*
I was slightly overzealous with the celebrations above. What Simon has won is the right to use his argument that his statements were opinion, something that should be protected under freedom [...]
By Slugsie, on January 28th, 2010
Libel laws here in the UK are ridiculous. They are vastly skewed in favour of the accuser, with a huge burden on those who are accused. Given that average libel cases run into the millions of £s, it’s an effective way of silencing debate and dissent – just as the recent case brought by [...]
By Slugsie, on June 4th, 2009
Petition promoting sense in the field of scientific debate following libel case against Simon Singh. [...]