Sentence examples similar to so called libel from inspiring English sources
"Journals see no upside in admitting fraud--especially intense in the U.K. because of their 'upper-class protection' (as they are called) libel laws".
They're called libel laws or slander laws.
Eastchester's town slogan, Mr. Martinelli observed proudly, is "The Birthplace of Freedom of the Press," so called because John Peter Zenger, a printer, wrote about a rigged election in Eastchester in the 1730's and was later acquitted of sedition and libel charges.
The most egregious example is so-called "libel tourism".
A new law enacted Thursday strengthens the position of people sued for libel here and puts an end to most cases of so-called libel tourism.
Lawyers have heralded the death of so-called libel tourism after the high court threw out two cases brought by wealthy foreigners over allegations published overseas.
The bill is intended to abolish costly trials by jury in most libel cases, curb online defamation through a new notice and takedown procedure, reduce so-called "libel tourism" and make it more difficult for large corporations to sue newspapers.
However, Sarah Webb, a partner at law firm Payne Hicks Beach, said Alwaleed has a "substantial international reputation" but added that there were protections for media defendants to prevent so-called libel tourism.
In a judgment hailed as marking a fatal blow to so-called "libel tourism", Mr Justice Dingemans on Monday rejected Stanko Subotic's claim that his reputation had been damaged in England and Wales by five articles published overseas.
