Steve Foley wrote:
"Mark Hickey" wrote in message
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Juan claims that Bob had gone bankrupt.

And FWIW, wouldn't claiming (without factual basis) that someone had
filed for bankruptcy be considered libel?

I'm not a lawyer, nor did I sleep in a Holiday Inn last night, but I believe
that you must prove you've been injured/damaged/whatever by the libel in
order to collect.

Here in the US, actual harm of some sort is an element
of the torts. In the UK there are several differences among
them the concept that a defamatory statement can be
so hideous as to be inherently harmful enough to warrant
legal action.

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FF