?>Can you say chiropractic is bunk? >In Britain, I mean. As a result of a decision recently handed >down, it's again ok to say it is. But you'd better have $300,000 >and at least two years to defend yourself against libel, just in >case.
No you won't. Once a precedent is set no one would bring such a case again. It has become clear that the original judgement was not legally correct. When Singh was granted leave to appeal last year the appeal judge, Justice Laws, stated that the original judgement by Mr Justice Eady had been "legally erroneous". Index on Censorship described Justice Laws statement as a "scathing rebuttal" of Mr Justice Eady’s previous judgement in the case. http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2009/10/simon-singh-wins-leave-to-appeal-in-bca-libel-case/ The judgement of the appeal court confirmed that Justice Eady had erred on two crucial issues of law: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/apr/01/simon-singh-judgement Given these circumstances, the British Chiropractic Association is likely to be advised not to bother to appeal to the Supreme Court. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [tips] Can you say chiropractic is bunk? sblack Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:01:25 -0700 In Britain, I mean. As a result of a decision recently handed down, it's again ok to say it is. But you'd better have $300,000 and at least two years to defend yourself against libel, just in case. The judgement is seen as a victory for free speech and critical comment in science, sort-of. But hold on. The British Chiropractic Association may take it to the Supreme Court. The offending statement by science journalist Simon Singh? "Dr Singh suggested there was a lack of evidence for the claims some chiropractors made on treating certain childhood conditions such as colic and asthma." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8598472.stm Also http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100401/full/news.2010.167.ht ml or http://tinyurl.com/yh8csot Stephen -------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sblack at ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1985 or send a blank email to leave-1985-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
