On 26/06/2024 15:01, geneb via cctalk wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Paul Koning wrote:
1. Truth
is an affirmative defence against "libel".
That depends on the country. What you say is correct in the USA; I
have the impression it isn't in the UK.
Absolutely. The UK enjoys heavily weaponized butthurt. ;)
I've never been in legal proceedings on either side of the courtroom, so
take this with a pinch of salt, but the very first reasonable link that
Google threw out would seem to suggest that, at least in this case, the
weapon is both blunt and crumbly:
https://www.carruthers-law.co.uk/our-services/defamation/defamation-defence…
I think that where it differs from (some) other systems is that if you
are the defendant then it is up to you to prove the truth of the
statement rather than up to the plaintiff to prove that it is not true.
Then again, if you win, you generally get your legal expenses paid by
the other side.
So swings and roundabouts.
None of this is legal advice and if things were this easy then lawyers
would be starving. Ones man's truth ...
Antonio
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