17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
5:17 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Hallam-Baker wrote:
...unless Alan withdraws his allegations I will bring proceedings against him for libel. While I accept his right to free speech I do not accept that he has a right to attempt to restrict mine with his threats of deportation.
One of the ways UK and US laws differ is in regard to defamation. In the US, truth is a defense. In the UK it is not. Phill may have a tough time prevailing with such a suit. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~