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Stefan Wagstyl writes:"Journalists, writers and media freedom campaigners are, not surprisingly, delighted with the decision of a British judge on Thursday to throw out a libel claim filed by a Ukrainian billionaire against a Ukrainian newspaper. Business people should be equally glad: the ruling will make it more difficult for foreign litigants to take advantage of Britain’s tough libel laws.

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