[general_re]

Funny thing, though--Irving thought he'd be able to win because of the construct of the UK's libel laws.

99 times out of 100, the plaintiff does win in UK libel cases. The burden of proof over there is exactly the reverse of US law - there, the burden is on the defendent to prove that he/she didn't libel or otherwise defame the plaintiff. Which usually boils down to meaning that you must prove that what you said/wrote is, in fact, true.

[aristeides]

Richard Perle was threatening to sue Seymour Hersh in the UK for some accusations Hersh made against him in the New Yorker, until somebody argued some sense into Perle.