That is now being wiped out, and all previous convictions may be libelled.
If the newspaper has not the money to pay damages, the person libelled will have the right of recourse against the people insuring the newspaper.
The legal position will not be materially altered to the prejudice of a libelled individual.
The law at present is the same for everybody who is libelled.
Many people never recover emotionally or professionally from having been libelled.
The charge libelled in any prosecution where an accused has inhaled a solvent will depend on the circumstances.
I understand that writs will be issued by those whom it has libelled.
After all, a newspaper need have no fear of being libelled if it sticks to the facts and the truth.
