A review by gemmaclark14
Bringing Down Goliath: How Good Law Can Topple the Powerful by Jolyon Maugham

challenging hopeful medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed "Bringing Down Goliath" by Jolyon Maugham. It was a great book, and I was particularly interested in the part about our ridiculous defamation laws. Defamation laws mean that threats of libel can be used to silence criticism, even when it is important and in the public interest. Even when criticism is demonstrably true, the critic may feel forced to withdraw their comments. If they lose, they can't pay their opponents' costs, or even their own.

Defamation is also used by rapists to silence victims. The Good Law Project is one of the few things standing between us and fascism, and it is funded by all people. It is well worth a read and Good Law Project is worth supporting.