About the Book : Lawfare
The British tradition of "free speech" is a myth. From the middle ages to the
present, the law of defamation has worked to cover up misbehaviour by the rich
and powerful, whose legal mercenaries intimidate investigative journalists. Now
a new terror has been added through misguided judicial development of the laws
of privacy, breach of confidence and data protection, to suppress the reporting
of truths of public importance to tell.
Drawing upon the authors unparalleled experience of defending journalists and
editors in English and Commonwealth courtrooms over the past half-century, the
book describes the hidden world of lawfare, in which authors struggle