Mr Straw’s Proposed Statutory Reynolds Defence? Flood v Times Recently Confirmed it as an Enemy of Truth and Justice
Jack Straw has announced his intention to instigate libel reform to deal with the “chilling effect” that a recent authoritative Reuters Report concluded did not exist. One element of that reform is a proposed new statutory version of the Reynolds defence. This what Mr Straw has said: “Finally – and perhaps most importantly for the … Read more