Media Law: Recent Work Archive: 2002-06

William Banks-Blaney has won substantial damages from the publishers of the Evening Standard and the Sun newspapers over false allegations which impugned his integrity.

Leading European real estate company MacAnthony Realty International, together with its chairman Darragh MacAnthony, have obtained a full apology and damages from the Dublin Evening Herald. The newspaper had published a number of false allegations about the company's business practices. Mr MacAnthony and his company will be donating the damages to the Irish Cancer Society.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of Mr Justice Eady in the case of McKennitt v Ash. This is a significant decision concerning the extent to which the Court will protect the privacy of celebrities.

The musicians Miles Copeland and Daniel Warden, of the band the Superimposers, have successfully settled a complaint in respect of material published in the Culture Vulture section of Guardian Unlimited. Mr Copeland and Mr Warden received an apology and damages.

Prince Radu of Romania has won his appeal to the Court of Appeal. As a result of the unanimous Judgment which was handed down on 22 November 2006, Prince Radu is able to proceed with his action for libel against the publisher of Royalty Monthly magazine.

Nadhmi Auchi has succeeded in his action for libel against the publishers of The Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard, with all newspapers publishing full apologies to Mr Auchi.

The civil claims brought on behalf of the families of the 9/11 victims against the leading Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi have been dismissed in the US District Court.

The firm is acting for Andrea Venturini, who has been wrongly identified by the UK tabloids as a photographer who recently assaulted the rock star Pete Doherty.

Graham Harper, a senior officer at North Tyneside Council, has won his libel complaint against seven Conservative Councillors. The Councillors, one of whom was the former Mayor of North Tyneside, published an article in their local Party newsletter which suggested that Mr Harper had obtained his job at the Council as a matter of political preferment, rather than on merit. The Councillors subsequently acknowledged that this allegation was completely false and published an apology in their newsletter. They also agreed to pay Mr Harper substantial damages.

Ken Bates, Chairman of Leeds United, has won a full apology and substantial damages (to be donated to charity) in settlement of libel proceedings he brought against Associated Newspapers over allegations published in the Mail on Sunday on 5 February 2006.

The firm acted for Mohammed Jameel and the Abdul Latif Jameel Group in the House of Lords.  The case arose from an article published in the Wall Street Journal Europe alleging that the Group's accounts were amongst a number being monitored in Saudi Arabia at the request of the US authorities.  Within 24 hours of publication, the allegation was officially denied by the Saudi monetary authorities.  Evidence that the allegation was false was also produced from all the commercial banks in Saudi Arabia, without whose cooperation there was no practical means to monitor bank accounts.  In December 2003 the claimants were awarded £40,000 damages for libel.  The Wall Street Journal Europe did not contend that the allegation was true, but argued that its article was the product of responsible journalism on a matter of public interest.  This defence was rejected in the High Court and by the Court of Appeal, but was ultimately upheld by the House of Lords.

Former world heavyweight-boxing champion Frank Bruno and Yvonne Clydesdale won substantial damages from The People over false allegations concerning their private life.

Lesley Sanderson has settled her libel action against Sport Newspapers Limited receiving an apology and a substantial sum in damages.

Miss Sanderson appeared on the reality television programme, Big Brother, in the summer of 2005. Following her exit from the programme, the Sunday Sport published an article falsely alleging that she had been involved in a three-in-the-bed sex session with two brothers. The article also made various other false allegations of sexual impropriety.

The Sport has accepted that there was no truth whatsoever in the allegations and publicly apologised to Miss Sanderson for the distress that the untrue allegations caused.

Adam Baskind, former CEO and owner of the European Lamp Group, has succeeded in his complaint against Lighting Magazine. The magazine agreed to publish a full correction and pay Mr Baskind damages, which was donated to charity.

Solicitor Dr Akbar Malik, of immigration law specialists Malik Law Chambers, has succeeded in his claim against The Sunday Times. Dr Malik sued after The Sunday Times published an article on 19 February 2006 which falsely accused him of having advised an undercover reporter on how to obtain a passport by entering into a sham civil partnership. The newspaper printed an apology and agreed to pay Dr Malik £20,000 in damages.

Muhamed Veliu has won his libel action over an article published in the Kosovan newspaper, the Bota Sot. Mr Veliu is the London correspondent for Top Channel TV in Albania and the Express Newspaper in Kosovo. The false allegation, published on 20 July 2005, was that Mr Veliu was implicated in the 7 July bombings in London.

Mr Veliu sued both the publisher of the paper, Xhevdet Mazrekaj, and its editor, Skender Bucpapaj. Mr Bucpapaj failed to defend the proceedings and judgment was entered against him for the total sum of £175,000. Mr Mazrekaj, however, relied on the 'offer of amends' scheme in the Defamation Act and accordingly he was granted a discount. Although, given his conduct, the discount was the smallest granted under the Offer of Amends procedure. Of the £175,000 awarded, £120,000 is recoverable from Mr Mazrekaj. This is by far the highest award under the Offer of Amends provisions.

Colonel Jonathan Campbell-James, a British Army officer who had recently served in Iraq, was awarded £58,500 in damages for libel published in the Guardian. At the time of the decision, this was the highest award made under the “offer of amends” scheme.

Judge Advocate Jack Bayliss has succeeded in his claim for false allegations published by The Independent newspaper. Judge Advocate Bayliss had presided over the much-publicised Court Martial of Flight Lieutenant Kendall-Smith, who was convicted on five charges of failing to comply with lawful orders for refusing to serve in Iraq. The Independent agreed to pay Judge Advocate Bayliss substantial damages, published a full apology and joined in the reading of a Statement in Open Court.

An orthopaedic surgeon succeeded in his complaint to the General Medical Council about his fitness to practice. The surgeon was cleared of all charges and was found to have acted in good faith. The case focussed attention on the balance between an individual clinician's responsibility towards patients and that of Management within the Health Service.

Peter Murray, a former driving test examiner, was awarded £30,000 after being libelled by the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain. In their monthly magazine they claimed that Mr Murray deliberately failed driving test candidates when he should have awarded them passes, thereby cheating candidates during their test and distorting the pass rate figures of the Driving Standards Agency. The allegations were made against the backdrop of concerns about the driving test and road safety.

The day before trial the MSA, together with its Chairman and the author of the article, admitted their libel of Mr Murray. They apologised in a Statement in Open Court and agreed to publish a front page apology in the next edition of their magazine.

Boris Berezovsky has been awarded £50,000 in damages for libel by a jury in the High Court, against the Russian private bank Alfa Bank and its chairman Mikhail Fridman. The allegations made by Mr Fridman on a Russian television programme, and broadcast in this country to subscribers, accused Mr Berezovsky of threatening him and others. After a two-week trial, the jury rejected the Defendants' defence of justification and found that Mr Fridman's allegations were untrue. The jury awarded Mr Berezovsky £50,000 in damages and an injunction restraining future publication.

Sir Elton John has received £100,000 in damages for libel, a full apology and a Statement in Open Court from Associated Newspapers Limited.

Sir Elton sued after the Daily Mail published an article which falsely accused him, among other things, of issuing a bizarre edict to guests at his White Tie and Tiara annual charity ball last year telling them not speak to him unless he approached them.

At a hearing on 24 May 2006 in the High Court in London, Nigel Tait of Carter-Ruck told the Court that no such edict was issued at all. Sir Elton greeted each guest as they arrived and is well known for chatting to as many people as possible who attend the annual event, not least to thank them for helping him with his fundraising efforts.

The Daily Mail did not try to justify the allegations but defended the action by making an offer of amends and relying on this in its defence. Following Sir Elton's rejection of the offer of amends the Daily Mail applied unsuccessfully to the court to have the action struck out on the grounds that Sir Elton could not demonstrate that the Daily Mail had reason to believe the allegation was untrue when they published it. The application was thrown out by Mr Justice Eady and the case was listed for trial before a Judge and Jury to commence on 26 June this year.

Sir Elton £100,000 will donate his damages to the Elton John Aids Foundations, which have already raised over $100 million for charitable purposes throughout the world.

Robert North, a ballet director, has succeeded in a complaint against the Daily Telegraph, which published a prominent apology on 15 April 2006 and paid Mr North damages.

Sir Simon Milton, the leader of Westminster City Council, has been successful in libel complaints brought against Tribune magazine and a number of newspapers and magazines which published false allegations about a speech he made to Council in 2005. Sir Simon obtained apologies and damages (from which he made substantial donations to charity).

Chelsea Football Club, Frank Lampard and Bryan English (the club's doctor) have succeeded in a complaint in respect of an article published in the Daily Mail. The Mail published an agreed apology on 28 March to settle the matter.

Lindsay Thomas, who had previously held the position of Director of Authorisation at the FSA, was successful in a complaint of libel against the FT Adviser. The allegations were published on 9 February 2006 but quickly withdrawn by the publisher, with a front page unreserved apology then being published on 1 March. The FT Adviser also paid damages to Ms Thomas.

Andrew Trotter, Deputy Chief Constable of British Transport Police, succeeded in a libel complaint against the publisher of the West End Extra. The allegations, published on 14 October 2006, were completely false and a case of mistaken identity on the part of the relevant reporter. An unreserved apology was published in the West End Extra (described by Private Eye as the apology of the year) and damages were paid to charity.

Ken Bates, Chairman of Leeds United FC, has been successful in proceedings for libel in respect of allegations published in the Daily Mirror on 22 November 2005. The Daily Mirror published an apology and paid damages to Mr Bates.

Boris Berezovsky has succeeded in his libel complaint in relation to allegations published in the Guardian newspaper that he was the "wanted defrauder of the Russian region of Samara". Mr Berezovsky settled on terms including an apology, a statement in open court and the payment of £20,000 in damages. Mr Berezovsky will donate the libel damages to the London Bombings Relief Charitable Fund, which provides support to victims of the 7 July 2005 attacks.

Jenifer Howlett has succeeded in obtaining a harassment injunction against banner-flying millionaire Terry Holding, following an important ruling in the High Court. Mrs Howlett had previously won two libel actions against Mr Holding.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has apologised to the UK-registered Palestinian relief charity Interpal over allegations published on its website.

Loreena McKennitt, Canadian folk singer and composer, has won her privacy action in the High Court. The judgment of Eady J is a significant decision concerning the extent to which the Court will protect the privacy of celebrities. Mark Thomson represented Loreena McKennitt.

The BBC has apologised in Court to Gregory Bull QC, Counsel at the criminal bar over allegations contained in the programme Dragon's Eye. They also agreed to pay damages and his legal costs. Mark Thomson represented Gregory Bull QC.

The Star newspaper has apologised in Court to television actress Lisa Maxwell for allegations that she had a casual one night stand. The newspaper also paid her substantial damages and her legal costs.

The BBC have broadcast an apology to Peter Griffin, a retired engineer, in respect of completely false allegations broadcast on the "File on Four" programme on Radio 4 that Mr Griffin was involved in facilitating Libya's nuclear weapons programme. The BBC has also agreed to pay Mr Griffin £30,000 in compensation, together with his legal costs.

The Guardian has apologised in Court to Russian Businessman, politician and long-standing client of the firm Boris Berezovsky. The allegations related to the charges on which the Russian Prosecutor had sought Mr Berezovsky's extradition.

The Oxford Labour Party, on behalf of Bill Baker, have agreed to pay substantial damages to 3 Council members of the Independent Working Class Association - namely Stuart Craft, Claire Kent and Lee Cole. These damages were in relation to a libellous article published in an Oxford Labour Party leaflet "Boundary Brook News" which falsely alleged that the IWCA are linked to extremist anarchist groups and violent Irish Nationalist groups. The Oxford Labour Party and Bill Baker have published a full apology and undertaken not to repeat the allegations. They have also agreed to pay the IWCA's legal costs.

The Sun and Sunday Times have agreed to pay substantial libel damages to Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) in relation to articles which falsely alleged that he had been involved in terrorism. Both newspapers have published full apologies and undertaken not to repeat the allegations.

The Daily Mirror has published a full apology to Kate Duxbury, the wife of a non-commissioned army officer currently serving in Iraq, in relation to false allegations published on the "Dr Miriam" problem page in July 2005. The newspaper also paid Ms Duxbury damages.

Jonathan Agnew, the BBC Cricket Correspondent, has succeded in his complaint against Private Eye over allegations published about him in August 2005. Private Eye published an apology and has agreed to pay damages to Mr Agnew.

Helen Clark has secured an apology and the payment of damages in relation to allegations published in the Daily Mail and the Independent in July and September 2005.

The Sun newspaper has apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages and costs to MEP Den Dover in relation to completely false allegations that he had abused his European Parliamentary allowances.

Alan Donnelly, former Leader of the Labour Group in the European Parliament, was successful in his successful in his action against Tom Rubython and Business F1 Magazine.

The Saudi Arabian businessman Yousef Jameel has successfully settled his libel claim against the Sunday Times. The case concerned an article published in June 2003 headed "Car tycoon 'linked' to Bin Laden". The case was settled when the Sunday Times accepted that Mr Jameel was not a supporter of Osama bin Laden or Al Qaeda and expressed their regret that their article may have given readers a different impression.

The Daily Telegraph has published a full apology to Michael Mates MP in relation to false allegations published in July 2004. The newspaper also to joined in the making of a Statement in Open Court.

Jockeys Willie Ryan and Michael Tebbutt have won substantial damages from The Sun following publication of false allegations of race-fixing. The newspaper also published an unequivocal apology in its racing supplement and on its website.

Colonel Chris Terrington, a serving British Army Officer, has received £58,500 in damages from the Guardian newspaper. The allegations were contained in respect of the same article as that containing allegations about Colonel Campbell-Jones, and were completely false.

Peter Griffin, a retired engineer and businessman, has accepted an offer of £50,000 in libel damages from the Guardian newspaper over false allegations that he was involved in Libya's clandestine nuclear weapons programme.

Jenifer Howlett, a former Councillor and Mayor of Castle Point, Essex, was successful in further libel proceedings brought against Terry Holding, a local multimillionaire. Following a week long trial, a High Court Jury unanimously found in Mrs Howlett's favour and ordered Mr Holding to pay her substantial damages. The Court also imposed an injunction against Mr Holding.

The case was highly unusual, not only because of the manner in which the libels were published (in the form of banners towed behind an aircraft, and leaflets dropped from the skies above Essex), but also because the dispute arose following Mrs Howlett's previous libel victory against Mr Holding in October 2003, when a unanimous Jury awarded her £65,000 in damages.

Dr Lionel Sawkins was successful in his Court of Appeal action for copyright infringement against Hyperion Records Limited. Hyperion appealed the decision of the High Court last year, but the Court of Appeal unanimously decided in favour of Dr Sawkins and upheld an earlier decision.

Colonel Jonathan Campbell-James, a serving British Army Officer, has won £58,500 in libel damages from the Guardian newspaper, who accepted that the allegations made against Colonel Campbell-James were completely false.

Jude Law has instructed the firm in relation to defamatory allegations contained in a recent edition of the News of the World.

Her Highness Sheikha Mouza Al Misnad, the wife of the Emir of the State of Qatar, has won £500,000 in damages from UK-based Arabic daily newspaper Azzaman.

The claim arose out of no fewer than four articles containing untrue and extremely serious allegations concerning the Sheikha. Under the settlement Azzaman joined in the reading of a statement in open court, published a front-page appology and undertook never to publish the allegations in the future. Azzaman also paid substantial damages to Sheikha, which are to be donated to charity.

Tunisian opposition leader Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi has been awarded £165,000 in libel damages against the global satellite TV channel Al Arabiya following its broadcast of false allegations linking him with Al Qaeda. The award is one of the largest for libel in the past decade.

The Court of Appeal has upheld Ben Wood’s libel claim against the Chief Constable of the West Midlands Police. After winning his case and being awarded £45,000 in damages for defamation by a jury, the Chief Constable appealed the verdict. The Court of Appeal then found in Mr Wood's favour and upheld the jury verdict.

The Right Honourable Nicholas Soames MP has successfully secured an apology and damages in relation to a material published in The Independent on Sunday.

The former Chief Executive of Leeds United Football Club (previously Chelsea's Chief Executive) Trevor Birch has succeeded in proceedings for libel in respect of allegations published in The People on 25 January 2004. Mr Birch obtained an apology and damages.

Colonel Chris Terrington has recovered libel damages and apologies from The Independent, The Sunday Times and the News of the World.

Hot air ballooning company Exclusive Ballooning Ltd and its director Andrew Holly have successfully settled their libel action against the Western Daily Press. The newspaper had wrongly alleged that a balloon flown by Exclusive Ballooning had crashlanded near a farm causing the death of 2,000 chickens and a resulting loss to the farmer of £30,000. Exclusive Ballooning and Mr Holly secured an apology and damages.

Dr Lionel Sawkins, an eminent musicologist and editor of baroque music, was successful in his recent trial against Hyperion Records Limited. Dr Sawkins brought the action for breach of copyright in respect of his editions of certain works of the French composer Michel-Richard de Lalande, recorded by Hyperion and issued on a CD.

The case made new law, laying down what is required in order to establish copyright in an edition of a musical work.

Sandra Barwick, the editor of The Daily Telegraph's letters page, has obtaining damages and an apology from The Evening Standard for an article which appeared in the Standard's 'In the air' media column last December.

Ken Bates, ex Chairman of Chelsea FC, has won his libel action against the Evening Standard. The jury awarded Mr Bates £9,000 damages and The Evening Standard gave an undertaking not to republish the allegations. Mr Bates is donating the damages to the Chelsea Children's Trust.

Adam Afriyie, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Windsor, and his wife Romi have secured a libel victory against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, its editor and two journalists in respect of an article published in October 2003. In a statement in open court, the defendants apologised to Mr and Mrs Afriyie for the distress and embarrassment the article caused them. They also agreed to publish an apology and pay the couple a substantial sum in damages and undertook not to repeat the allegations complained of.

Mr Barnes-Taylor has secured a successful settlement in his defamation action against the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in relation to an allegation made on the Metropolitan Police website. The Metropolitan Police publicly withdrew the allegations and apologised in open court to Mr Barnes-Taylor. The Metropolitan Police have also paid Mr Barnes-Taylor substantial damages and agreed not to repeat the allegations.

Mr Richard Meeran and Leigh Day & Co have successfully settled their defamation action against Centaur Communications arising from allegations published in the Lawyer magazine. Centaur Communications apologised to Mr Meeran, a partner at Leigh Day, and to Leigh Day in open court and publicly withdrew the allegations. Centaur Communications agreed not to repeat the allegations and to pay damages to Mr Meeran and Leigh Day.

Hassine Ouguenoune, a former officer in the Algerian intelligence services, was successful in his libel action against the publishers of Asharq Al Awsat, a leading Arabic newspaper published throughout the UK and Europe.

Mr Ouguenoune, who was granted political asylum in the United Kingdom in 1999, obtained substantial damages, a full statement in open court, and a prominent apology in respect of an article which appeared in Asharq Al Awsat on 9 November 2002.

Andrew Thompson achieved a favourable settlement of his defamation action against Boy George. The claim arose from allegations made by Boy George to Boyz magazine. Boy George publicly withdrew the allegations and apologised to Mr Thompson in open court. Boy George has also agreed not to repeat the allegations and to pay damages to Mr Thompson.

Jennifer Bain, a landscape gardener, has obtained substantial damages and an apology from The Guardian newspaper over a false allegation in the Guardian Weekend section.

Peter and Keith Doyle, horse breeders and trainers, succeeded in libel proceedings against Nick Skelton, the well-known international show jumper, over allegations in his 2001 autobiography, "Only Falls and Horses". Mr Skelton apologised to the Doyles in open court and undertook not to repeat the allegations in the future. He also agreed to pay substantial damages to them.

Helen Clark, the Labour Member of Parliament for Peterborough, succeeded in a libel action against the Daily Express over allegations that she dishonoured a promise in the Labour manifesto not to introduce top up fees by voting against a Liberal Democrat motion opposing their introduction. Mr Justice Tugendhat found in Mrs Clark's favour and made a declaration that the Daily Express articles were false and defamatory of her. He also ordered the publication of an apology in the Daily Express and awarded Mrs Clark £5,000 in damages.

Mary Graham, an employee of Kingston Borough Council, has obtained damages and an apology against former Olympic yachtsman Simon 'Ossie' Stewart.

Mr Mohammed Jameel has received £30,000, and his company the Abdul Latif Jameel Company Limited £10,000, in libel damages from the Wall Street Journal Europe.

The claim arose from an article published in the newspaper in February 2002 which alleged that the Abdul Latif Jameel Group was one of a number of prominent Saudi businesses which were being monitored by the Saudi banking regulators at the request of US law enforcement agencies.

The WSJE never claimed its article was true but sought to persuade the court that it had acted responsibly in publishing its story. The defence was rejected by the Judge following the jury's findings.

The Evening Standard apologised to the firm's long-standing client Boris Berezovsky over the repetition of allegations originally made by Forbes magazine and which Forbes itself had accepted to be false. The paper made a donation to a charitable foundation of Mr Berezovsky's choice.

Ben Wood was awarded £45,000 in damages for defamation, in addition to an injunction, against the Chief Constable, West Midlands Police. The claim arose from allegations made by a then Detective Chief Inspector that Mr Wood aided and abetted the commission of numerous serious criminal offences. The allegations were defamatory and wholly untrue and the jury found in Mr Wood's favour.

Ewan McGregor successful obtained default judgment and an injunction against the photo agency Eliot Press SARL in respect of photographs taken last December of his children whilst on holiday in Mauritius. The Court ordered damages for breach of confidence, compensation under the Data protection Act, and if appropriate, damages for invasion of privacy to be assessed. An injunction was also granted forbidding republication of the photographs or any similar such photographs of his children.

Jenifer Howlett has been awarded £65,000 in libel damages, in addition to an injunction, against millionaire scrap car dealer Terry Holding and his company, Holding & Barnes PLC. Between 1995 and 2003 Mrs Howlett was a Councillor on Castle Point Borough Council in Essex and served as Mayor in 1995/1996.

Mr Abdel Mahmoud Nour Eldaiem Salih Al-Koronky (then the Sudanese Press Councillor at the Sudan Embassy in London) has won his libel action against the Sunday Telegraph. The Sunday Telegraph paid very substantial damages and apologised to Mr Al-Koronky.

Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment of Mr Justice Gray on behalf of Mr Michael Gough, head of the legal department at Bedford Borough Council. The action was against a local newspaper, Bedfordshire on Sunday, and Mr Stewart Lister. The Court of Appeal unanimously found in favour of Mr Gough and the parties agreed to pay Mr Gough £27,500 in damages. Both the newspaper and Mr Lister apologised to Mr Gough and an apology was published on the front page of Bedfordshire on Sunday.

At the trial last year we also successfully represented Shaun Field, the Chief Executive of Bedford Borough Council, who recovered a total of £52,500 in damages also against Bedfordshire on Sunday and Mr Lister.

Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, leader of the Tunisian opposition party An Nahda and prominent Islamic scholar, has won £61,000 in libel damages against the Editor and Publisher of the London-based Arabic daily newspaper, Al Arab. Sheikh Ghannouchi was also granted an injunction prohibiting further publication of Al Arab's allegations.

Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) has securing publication of a clarification by the Sun newspaper of a previous article concerning charitable donations made by him. As well as printing the clarification, the Sun made a payment to the Charity Help a London Child on behalf of Mr Islam.

Carlton Television has succeeded in its libel action against the News of the World concerning the Cook Report.

Solicitor Rhory Robertson has obtained a front-page apology in the Law Society Gazette.

Solicitors' firm, Hodders, obtained a front-page apology in the Willesden and Brent Chronicle following defamatory allegations.

Ken Bates, the Chairman of Chelsea Football Club, has successfully defended a libel case brought against him.

The Valentine Family succeeded in defending a libel action in the Court of Appeal, brought against them by Mr Wallis, where the entire claim was struck out as an abuse of the process.

The model and actress Caprice has won her libel action against the Sun newspaper, securing damages and an apology.

Jemima Khan obtained an apology on page 2 of the Mail on Sunday following the publication of defamatory allegations.

MPs Helen Clark and Martyn Jones have received apologies and damages from the News of the World and the Daily Mail respectively.

James Mawdsley, the pro-democracy campaigner, has won his libel action against the Guardian. Mr Mawdsley obtained a declaration from the Court, an agreed apology and damages.

Roger Windsor, former Chief Executive of the NUM, has succeed in his libel action against the Express. The newspaper apologised and paid him substantial damages.

Sir Terence Matthews, owner of the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales, the venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup) secured substantial damages and an apology from the Scottish Sunday Mail.

Dr Joe Rahamim, a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, obtained substantial libel damages from the publishers of PC Pro.