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J O U R N A L I S M W E E K LY<br />
www.pressgazette.co.uk 12 April 2013<br />
Libel tourism victims<br />
say new Bill won't<br />
tackle foreign claims<br />
PICTURE: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly<br />
DOMINIC PONSFORD<br />
Two of the most notable victims of libel<br />
tourism in recent years have warned that<br />
the long-awaited Defamation Bill will not<br />
address this issue.<br />
The Ministry of Justice has written to<br />
journalist Hardeep Singh telling him that<br />
the Bill should now complete its passage<br />
through Parliament following the cross-<br />
party deal on Leveson. It is due for a final<br />
reading in the House of Commons on 16<br />
April.<br />
The MoJ said that libel tourism is not<br />
being specifically addressed in the Bill,<br />
but the law is set to change to mean that<br />
in all cases claimants must prove “serious<br />
harm”.<br />
Singh faced a four-year libel battle with<br />
his Holiness Sant Bab<a title="PGW (12th April 2013) page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/63e5e2ac?page=1"> J O U R N A L I S M W E E K LY www.pressgazette.c</a>
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