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Less than a week remains before the Government's consultation on its draft Defamation Bill closes, and everyone is being urged to get involved.
The proposals aim to bring libel law up to date, striking the balance between protecting people's right to free speech from unjustified libel actions, while enabling people who have genuinely been defamed to protect their reputations. They also suggest ways to speed court cases up to cut the costs associated with defamation proceedings.
The Ministry of Justice has been running a consultation on the draft Bill, encouraging as many people as possible to get involved in shaping the future of libel law in the UK, and this is due to close on Friday............
Less than a week remains before the Government's consultation on its draft Defamation Bill closes, and everyone is being urged to get involved.
The proposals aim to bring libel law up to date, striking the balance between protecting people's right to free speech from unjustified libel actions, while enabling people who have genuinely been defamed to protect their reputations. They also suggest ways to speed court cases up to cut the costs associated with defamation proceedings.
The Ministry of Justice has been running a consultation on the draft Bill, encouraging as many people as possible to get involved in shaping the future of libel law in the UK, and this is due to close on Friday............
