Sunday Lecture – Free Speech! Libel Reform in the last chance saloon

After 3 years and support from 100 civil society organisations and 60000 people the Libel Reform Campaign has secured a parliamentary bill to reform the law of libel. This huge achievement spurred on by the cause célèbre of Simon Singh Hardeep Singh and Dr. Pete Wilmshurst is testament to the ability of campaigns to make a change. However the bill still fails to provide a decent public interest defence doesn’t tackle the ability of corporations to bully people using the law of libel and doesn’t contain any detail on provisions to help internet hosts and intermediaries.; Mike Harris from Index on Censorship will explain the problem how the campaign has spurred people on to find a solution and how the Bill can be improved.; Open to all. No need to book in advance.