Trick or Treatment - Subsequent Libel Case and Freedom of Speech

Subsequent Libel Case and Freedom of Speech

Singh was sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association for comments he wrote in a column in The Guardian about the book. The BCA eventually dropped the case after a ruling on the meaning of Singh's article went against them.

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