Bonus
Franny Armstrong and Ken Loach directed a documentary about this case, in which Keir Starmer provided pro bono services for the defendants. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this case in which two environmentalists were sued over a leaflet alleged to be defamatory to a particular company. This case concluded in 2005 after eight years, making it the longest trial in English legal history.
ANSWER: McDonald’s Corporation v. Steel & Morris [accept McLibel case; prompt on McDonald’s Corporation case; prompt on Steel & Morris case]
[10m] After the English courts ruled in favour of McDonald’s, Steel and Morris took their case to this multinational body, who instead ruled that they had not been given adequate access to legal representation.
ANSWER: European Court of Human Rights [or ECHR; accept Strasbourg Court]
[10e] In addition to ruling that Steel and Morris were denied the right to a fair trial, the ECHR wrote that the English ruling contradicted this right, which is protected by the First Amendment in the United States.
ANSWER: free speech [accept equivalents like freedom of expression]
<Briticisers, European History>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| 1 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
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| Cardiff | Cambridge B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Sheffield B | Edinburgh A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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| UK (North) | UK | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |