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Andrew Malcolm | |
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| Born | 10 October 1948 England, UK |
| Occupation | Author, campaigner |
| Language | English |
| Education | Cambridge University |
Andrew Malcolm (born 10 October 1948) is a British author and campaigner.
He pursued a seven-year-long breach-of-contract claim against Oxford University Press, which he won with a landmark legal judgment in the Court of Appeal in 1990. Reporting on the verdict in The Observer, Laurence Marks wrote, "It is the first time in living memory that Grub Street has won such a victory over its oppressors".[1] The case ended in July 1992 with a Tomlin order, a damages settlement under the terms of which the servants and agents of Oxford University are permanently barred from denigrating Malcolm or his work Making Names.[2][3][4] Making Names is the first book in literary history to be afforded such legal protection.
Malcolm campaigned against the charitable status and tax exemption of the Oxford University Press,[5] and was described by Private Eye as "the scourge of OUP".[6]
- ^ "OUP silenced, 23/12/1990". www.akmedea.com.
- ^ Phil Baty, 'Whistleblowers', The Times Higher Education Supplement, 22 February 2002 '
- ^ Phil Baty, 'Whistleblowers', THES article on the akmedea website '
- ^ "Malcolm v Oxford: settlement agreement 1/7/92". www.akmedea.com.
- ^ Malcolm, Andrew (14 April 2009). "Response: The Oxbridge presses aren't charities, but are given unfair tax breaks". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Private Eye, 17/5/02". www.akmedea.com.