[WikiEN-l] Chatroom libel ruling

[jayjg]

On 3/27/06, David Alexander Russell <webmaster at davidarussell.co.uk> wrote:
>
> This does NOT apply to UK editors - the decisions of the High Court of
> England and Wales are only binding in (strangely enough) England and
> Wales. This decision does not alter the position in the rest of the UK
> (ie Northern Ireland, and Scotland, both of whom have separate courts
> from England and Wales)
>
> Cynical


I would imagine it would have implications for all countries with legal
systems based on British Common Law, which I would think would look at  the
ruling in this case when deciding similar cases.

Jay.