Good news from the High Court, where the science writer Simon Singh has won his court of appeal battle for the right to rely on the defence of fair comment in a libel action.
Dr Singh had been accused of libel by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) over an op-ed piece he wrote in the Guardian in April 2008.
All he suggested was that there was a lack of evidence for the claims SOME chiropractors make on treating some childhood conditions like colic and asthma.
This sort of bullying behaviour by big organisations and wealthy individuals shows them all too willing to use Britain's draconian libel laws to stifle free speech, and the decision, although welcome, does not go far enough.
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