LIBEL LAWS IN U.K.
Need Seen For Revision (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, June 21. The British Court of Appeals has suggested revision of British libel laws, which one of its three judges said have got “into some queer twists and angles,” United Press International reported. The court’s suggestion came during a hearing on one phase of a case in which Douglas Goody, convicted for taking part in the Great Train Robbery, is suing a newspaper for naming him as one of the robbers after his conviction. One of the rules in British libel actions is that evidence of conviction is not evidence of guilt. The Judge, Lord Denning, said that in order to justify itself the newspaper would have to try to prove that Goody took part in the robbery.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31093, 23 June 1966, Page 15
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130LIBEL LAWS IN U.K. Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31093, 23 June 1966, Page 15
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