Monday 28 October 2013

Lord McAlpine libel row with Sally Bercow formally settled in high court

Lord McAlpine libel row with Sally Bercow formally settled in high court | UK news | theguardian.com: "McAlpine's lawyer, Andrew Reid, said: "Today has seen closure of a piece of litigation which has now become the leading case in terms of internet responsibility.
"Our client had never wanted the situation to get to this stage. It was always his intention to avoid litigation if at all possible, just as it was always Mrs Bercow's intention, until today, not to provide an apology satisfactory to our client. It is to be hoped that lessons will be learned: This litigation could so easily have been avoided if common sense had prevailed over political positioning. In January of this year, Lord McAlpine made a 'without prejudice' offer to Mrs Bercow to settle at a substantially lower sum than his leading counsel, Sir Edward Garnier QC, advised that he was likely to obtain if the matter went to full trial.
"He made the offer in an attempt to avoid the detrimental effect of litigation on his health, but sadly, Mrs Bercow was not prepared at the relevant time to avail herself of this reasonable offer."" 'via Blog this'

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