This was fixed in the LibreOffice 4.4.3 release. And another workaround is to highlight around the table and then paste.
FYI, a related bug was recently fixed as well https://bugs.launchpad.net /df-libreoffice/+bug/1350369 ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/64295 Title: [Upstream] [hardy] Can't paste a table inside another table in Writer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/64295/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs