The Libel Act 1792 (32 Geo. III c. 60) (also kown as Fox's Act) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. At the urging of the Whig politician Charles James Fox, the Act restored to juries the right to decide what was libel and whether a defendant was guilty, rather than leaving it solely to the judge. It is still in force. The Act itself only applies to criminal trials, but the rules it creates have come to be applied in civil trials.

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  • The Libel Act 1792 (32 Geo. III c. 60) (also kown as Fox's Act) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. At the urging of the Whig politician Charles James Fox, the Act restored to juries the right to decide what was libel and whether a defendant was guilty, rather than leaving it solely to the judge. It is still in force. The Act itself only applies to criminal trials, but the rules it creates have come to be applied in civil trials.
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  • The Libel Act 1792 (32 Geo. III c. 60) (also kown as Fox's Act) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. At the urging of the Whig politician Charles James Fox, the Act restored to juries the right to decide what was libel and whether a defendant was guilty, rather than leaving it solely to the judge. It is still in force. The Act itself only applies to criminal trials, but the rules it creates have come to be applied in civil trials.
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