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The Guardian article quoted the magazine as saying: "We're very surprised at claims that Prince Alwaleed has decided to sue Forbes, particularly if he has done so in the United Kingdom, a jurisdiction that has nothing whatsoever to do with our recent story which raised questions about his claims about his wealth."


"In the U.S., a high-profile claimant has to prove firstly that the article was untrue and secondly that the publisher knew that the article was untrue, which is what we call malice. Those are two hurdles that a UK libel action does not present," said Coad, who is not involved in the Prince Alwaleed case.

Under British libel law, a claimant has only to prove that a publication was defamatory. Then the burden of proof passes to the defendant, who has several possible defenses, including that the publication was true.

(Reporting by Estelle Shirbon; Editing by Pravin Char)

Comments (3)
Eideard wrote:
These are the kind of individuals the US government chooses as allies around the world.

Gee. Why don’t people love us?

Jun 07, 2013 6:03pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
Youcef wrote:
As a Moslem respectful of all, that is exactly why I abandoned the Sunni/Wahabite way. I remember seeing the wave of wahabite (Algerian brainwashed in Saoudite Arabia) exported to the street of Algiers back in 2000…They turned the beautiful Algiers to a 4 century dump and they are still around. I was telling myself that there is no way humans can exist in such a form. Thank the Lord, I have faith and knew to distinguish between the beauty of Islam and the garbage of this kind of people. Here is another proof again and again from our Dear “Royal All entitled” Saoudite! Have shame and return the money to your people or send it to the starving people around the world – it is not yours.

Jun 08, 2013 1:33pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
pakura wrote:
He’s a born billionare, not a self made one, that isn’t something he can be proud of.

Jun 10, 2013 9:15am EDT  --  Report as abuse