This April marks the 25th anniversary of a landmark case in which the British historian and Holocaust denier David Irving sued American Professor Deborah Libstadt, and her publisher Penguin Books, for defamation. What proceeded was a 9 week trial which established a definitive judgment on Irving's historiography – not to mention his anti-semitism. For this special episode of Law & Disorder, Nicholas Mostyn, Charlie Falconer and Helena Kennedy convene at the offices of Mishcon de Reya in front of a live audience from the firm. They are joined by three special guests: Anthony Julius, who served as Prof Lipstadt's lawyer, James Libson, Managing Partner at Mishcon who was a junior on the case, and Deborah Lipstadt herself.
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Hosted by: Charlie Falconer, Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn.
Executive Producer and Editor: Nick Hilton.
Associate Producer: Ewan Cameron.
Music by Richard Strauss, arranged and performed by Anthony Willis & Brett Bailey.
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