Friday, May 24, 2013

Defamation Act 2013: A boost for free speech – Part 1: Serious Harm, Truth and Honest opinion - Timothy Pinto

Reblogged from David Hencke via theneedleblog:

I am reblogging this post because it provides free of charge some vital legal advice from an expert for bloggers who challenge power and authority. It makes it pretty clear that bloggers can now without fear of libel threats be highly critical of private companies who provide bad services to the public. It also makes it tad more difficult for nasty public figures- I am thinking of Barnet councillor Brian Coleman recently convicted of common assault of a member of the public - to bring actions when they acquire a bad reputation.