British law firms that have apparently made a lot of money representing libel plaintiffs from around the world impeded adoption of the new law through intense lobbying. The scientists, writers, and anti-censorship activists who led the campaign were assisted in Parliament by Lord Lester, a well-known British civil liberties lawyer, who introduced a Private Members’ Bill in 2010, and eventually by endorsement of reform by all three major political parties.
显而易见因代理全世界诽谤案原告而获利颇丰的英国律师事务所拼命游说阻止新法通过。领导这项运动的科学家、作家和反审查活动家得到了2010年推出无公职议员法案的知名英国公民自由律师莱斯特勋爵的帮助，并最终通过了三大主要政党的审核。