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Radio 4,13 Dec 1991,15 mins

Robert Maxwell and libel law

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Would US libel law have prevented Robert Maxwell from blocking examination of his business dealings? Alistair Cooke compares the differences between US and English libel law.

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