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Originally Posted by Aardvark
H, IIRC, in English libel law the fact that something is true is a defence.
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Of course this was not necessarily the case in the past. Truth was not an
absolute defence against proceedings for Criminal Libel and it was also possible to sue on behalf of the dead.
However since Sir James Goldsmith's attempt to revive the law of Criminal Libel against Private Eye collapsed years ago it is unlikely to trouble us in the future.
Be that as it may, I think Mr Noakes is going to find himself in deep **** one of these days.