On 3/27/06, David Alexander Russell webmaster@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.