Press Gazette: UK government to assess time limits for online libel
February 12th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Legal
The UK government will re-examine a 160-year-old legal precedent that means there is not time limit for individuals wanting to sue publishers for online libel, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said yesterday.
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