Friday 24 May 2013

The Perfect Example, Of Why Our Libel Laws Require Drastic Change

24 May 2013 Last updated at 10:57

High court: Sally Bercow's Lord McAlpine tweet was libel

"The High Court has ruled that a tweet by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine was libellous.

A subsequent hearing will determine the damages she now owes him.

Mrs Bercow, the wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow, published a tweet two days after a BBC Newsnight programme had wrongly implicated a "leading Conservative politician" in sex abuse.

Amid widespread speculation about his identity, she wrote: "Why is Lord McAlpine trending. *innocent face*.""

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22652083

Sally Bercow agrees to pay damages to Lord McAlpine as High Court rules tweet was defamatory 

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/sally-bercow-agrees-pay-damages-lord-mcalpine-high-court-rules-tweet-was-defamatory 

p.s. when are you going to go after David Icke et al? ... or will that open too many cans of worms?

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