Something rotten in the state of English libel law? A rejoinder to the clamour for reform of defamation

摘要

In our consideration of the various proposals for the reform of the libel regime in England and Wales we have sought to identify those options that are worthy of deeper examination in appropriate policy forums. We aimed to differentiate such options from the raft of other suggestions which, if put into effect in some manner, would likely not address perceived problems and/or would have significant deleterious repercussions.