Laurence Godfrey (physicist)

Laurence Godfrey
Laurence Godfrey in year 2000
Born (1952-11-21) November 21, 1952
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Physicist and consultant
ChildrenWaylan Godfrey

Dr. Laurence Godfrey (born 21 November 1952) was educated at the independent The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, at Westfield College, University of London (BSc Physics, first class honours, 1975) and at University College London (PhD, High Energy Nuclear Physics, 1982). He established a legal precedent for libel on Usenet, in the landmark Godfrey v Demon Internet Service case. He lives in France with his son Waylan and is unmarried. He is self-employed inter alia as an expert witness, consultant and technical adviser in Internet-related litigation.