The follow up on the article of Paul about the different libel laws and regulations in the UK, Sharon Osbourne sued for libel when the Sun falsely accused Sharon of "driving her frail husband Ozzy Osbourne to destruction," as noted in the court papers. I thought it was interesting since I wrote my paper about libel tourism to note that the laws and regulations in the UK are more in benefit of the plaintiff and where the defendant is guilty until proven not guilty, as in comparison with the US, where the plaintiff has a much harder time proving that his reputation was, the rules of the 1st amendment etc.
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
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