David Allen Green presented a talk to the Westminster Legal Policy Forum on Libel law – next steps for reform.
Other speakers included: Emma Ascroft, Director, Public & Social Policy of Yahoo and the Rt Hon the Lord McNally, Minister of State, Ministry of Justice and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords,
Ian Birdsey, UK and International TMT Claims Manager, Hiscox; Desmond Browne QC, Barrister, 5RB; Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief, British Medical Journal; Sir Charles Gray, former High Court Judge and Chair, Early Resolution Procedure Group; Jonathan Heawood, Director, English PEN; Daniel Kornstein, Partner, Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard, New York City; Professor Alastair Mullis, Professor of Law, University of East Anglia; Prash Naik, Controller of Legal & Compliance, Channel 4; Gillian Phillips, Director, Editorial Legal Services, Guardian News and Media; Professor Gavin Phillipson, Professor of Law, Durham Law School, Durham University; Hardeep Singh, Freelance Journalist & Broadcaster and Press Secretary, Network of Sikh Organisations and Nigel Tait, Partner, Carter-Ruck.
Chairs:
William Bain MP and Rt Hon the Lord Fowler.