Re: [tips] Can you say chiropractic is bunk?
?A follow-up to my previous posting. This is an article published *before* the recent appeal court judgement in favour of the science writer Simon Singh: Furious backlash from Simon Singh libel case puts chiropractors on ropes One in four chiropractors in Britain are under investigation as a result of campaign by Singh supporters, reveals Martin Robbins As the British Chiropractic Association's battle with Simon Singh continues to work its way through the legal system, chiropractors are counting the financial costs of a major backlash resulting from a libel action that has left the Lord Chief Justice "baffled". What was originally a dispute between the BCA and one science writer over free speech has become a brutally effective campaign to reform an entire industry. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/01/simon-singh-libel-case-chiropractors Incidentally, in a pre-trial hearing England's most senior judge, the Lord Chief Justice, had criticised the BCA’s reluctance to publish evidence to back up claims that chiropractic treatments could treat childhood asthma and other ailments: “I’m just baffled. If there is reliable evidence, why hasn’t someone published it?” http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2010/02/simon-singh-chiropractic-bca-libel-appeal/ Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- 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=1986 or send a blank email to leave-1986-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] Can you say chiropractic is bunk?
?>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
[tips] 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. 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=1978 or send a blank email to leave-1978-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
