Index on Censorship: Simon Singh wins leave to appeal in BCA libel case
Popular science writer Simon Singh has been granted leave to appeal in the libel action brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association, reports the Index on Censorship. Full story at this...
View ArticleVideo: Simon Singh on libel tourism and the ‘chilling effect’ on science...
Simon Singh, the science writer facing a libel action brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association, attended this week’s launch of the Index on Censorship (IOC) and English Pen’s...
View ArticleComedy stars stage benefit gig for libel reform
Comedians, scientists and politicians will joins forces to stage a West End show aimed at speaking out against UK libel laws. The Big Libel Gig will take place at London’s Palace Theatre on Sunday, 14...
View ArticleSimon Singh goes to Court of Appeal
Science writer Simon Singh, who is currently being sued by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) is going to court today to challenge Justice Eady’s earlier ruling on the case, made in May 2009....
View ArticleTelegraph.co.uk: It’s too late for me, but libel laws must change, says Singh
Ahead of his Court of Appeal hearing today, Simon Singh sets out his reasons for why English and Welsh libel law should be reformed. The first problem is clear. A libel case is so horrendously...
View ArticleSimon Singh update: senior judge baffled by ‘artificiality’ of case
Science writer Simon Singh, who is currently being sued by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) went to the court of appeal on Tuesday, to challenge an earlier ruling by Justice Eady. Index on...
View ArticleIn Mr Justice Eady’s court super injunctions and libel tourism are of little...
Despite Mr Justice Eady’s little quips during his speech (about telling footballers apart in soft lighting, for example), the colour from last night’s speech at City University London came in the...
View ArticleThe Simon Singh appeal judgement in full
As reported on our main site, Simon Singh has successfully appealed the initial ruling on meaning of his Guardian article about the British Chiropractic Association, in the Royal Courts of Justice...
View Article#Singhbca: What will the British Chiropractic Association do next?
Last week, science writer Simon Singh celebrated his successful appeal in the Royal Courts of Justice, pleased that he could defend his claims about the British Chiropractic Association as “fair...
View ArticleSuper-injunctions and libel reform at the Frontline Club (video)
Last night’s debate at the Frontline Club saw Carter-Ruck senior partner Nigel Tait (wearing a ‘Hated by the Guardian’ badge) go head to head with science writer Simon Singh and the Guardian’s David...
View ArticleWill sorting out the press help push through libel reform?
There was a central conflict at last night’s Frontline Club debate addressing English libel and privacy law and super-injunctions. How do you relax legal mechanisms, while preventing tabloids and...
View Article#SinghBCA: British Chiropractic Association drops libel case against Simon Singh
Breaking news: The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has dropped its libel case against science writer Simon Singh. From the Ely Place Chambers site: The BCA today served a Notice of...
View Article#SinghBCA: BCA speaks – why the ‘time is right’ to drop libel case against...
Following this morning’s breaking news that the British Chiropractic Association has abandoned its libel case against Simon Singh after he won an appeal on meaning in the Court of Appeal in early...
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