Editor's Note: On Dec. 14, in response to a libel lawsuit filed against the Kyiv Post in London, the newspaper blocked United Kingdom users from accessing its website because British courts have taken a wide interpretation of jurisdiction in these matters. The libel law there is draconian in its restrictions on free speech and a movement is under way to change the libel law. More information can be found from The Libel Reform Campaign. RosUkrEnergo co-owner Dmytro Firtash filed the lawsuit in response to a July 2 Kyiv Post article "Gas trade leaves trail of lawsuits, corruption."
Sofia Lind writes:The U.K. coalition government looks set to overhaul the country's libel laws after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg onJan. 7set out plans to bring in new defamation laws and end "libel tourism."
