173: Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation with Greg Callus
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The Threats to Freedom of Expression
There are plenty of people who would very much like that journalists and others didn't publish certain things about them. There is only one object of a defamation action in England and Wales, and that is to repair your reputation. If you bring it for any other purpose, it's an abusive process. London used to be the libel capital of the world. Although I understand that Australia now considers that it's the champion of the crown. Nowadays, English law has an awful lot more ways to start for freedom of expression,. sort of misuse of private information or equitable actions of breach of confidence can be used.
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