Entertainment & Sports
Nov. 22, 2011
Defamation claims in UK may hit roadblock
For years, plaintiffs around the world have pursued defamation claims in the U.K., but now Parliament is contemplating reform that would discourage what lawyers have called "libel tourism."
By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A sure-fire legal strategy many celebrities have employed to earn defamation judgments against media outlets could soon fizzle if reforms up for debate in the British Parliament come to pass.
For years, lawyers around the world have pursued defamation claims on their clients' behalf in the United Kingdom, where the law is known to favor plaintiffs and judgments are often quite valuable. If th...
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