Give over, I've never known so many people concerned about libel...

It's a weapon of fear used by the wealthy, but it's not as easy to use as some on here seem to think. It has to be purposefully sustained and malicious not some vague intimation.

Wonder if you would be as relaxed if you ran this site, and were personally liable for anything you get hit with? And personally, I would suggest a degree of prudence is in order when saying things about a lawyer well-known for his robust approach to situations?

But its not my neck.

Probably, as libel is normally between individuals. As it is I've run other sites that would arguably run a higher risk than this one including one that involved a satirical spoof of a law firm that used libel as an aggressive tool to silence critics of its major corporate clients.

As I've said before I respect the way this is moderated and understand the need for caution, I just don't think it helps to spread the idea that we must all be tongue-tied or uncritical in case some nasty lawyer or corporate actor comes to get us.

Given that I agree totally with that (just look at what Alan Bloody Sugar is doing right now to try and gag political journalists by threatening libel proceedings) we may be at cross-purposes?

Nowhere did I suggest the comments should not be made. All I suggested was that the views should be expressed clearly as opinion and not giving the appearance of being fact. Usually all that needs is one or two words finessed. In my experience (and I've had some too) that is all that's usually needed to head off any risks.

Says here (and it's the first report that I've seen this week with qoutes from Peter hood) that the Bulls have put an AUD 1 000 000 (approx GBP 460000) price tag on Burgesses head.

rlhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25893216-2722,00.htmlrl


For that money or player swap of equivalent value they've got to let him go.

This has already been covered hasn't it?

Not really, it's just you being sensibly cautious and me moaning about it, whilst largely we're of the same opinion. It's all about nuance and presentation, bit like the libel laws

Hood's throwing a "come and get him" figure, one that is far greater than Sam's agent, Caisley put out. £200,000 if I recall.
So Sam is going. What price and when is now horse trading

I'm sure i read somewhere about a release clause in his contract!!

Groundhog day...

What, pages 5,8,9,11,14,17,19,23and 24 of this thread?