http://www.morrissey-solo.com/threads/118322-Morrissey-NME-libel-case-latestUpdate 7:15 AM PT:
Link posted by Bluebirds in the forums (original post):
Latest from the courts:
Morrissey's NME libel case: judge to decide on jury trial - The Guardian
Britain's most senior libel judge, Mr Justice Tugendhat, to decide if former Smiths frontman's case should be set a high court date
Excerpt:
Mr Justice Tugendhat is expected to decide within weeks whether the former Smiths frontman should be set a high court date for his long and bitter battle against NME over the article, first published four years ago.
Lawyers for the singer told the court on Tuesday that he is willing to be cross-examined as a witness if the trial goes ahead. Morrissey is suing Conor McNicholas, the then-editor of NME, and the magazine's publisher, IPC Media, for libel.
If given the green light by Tugendhat, the trial would be the first UK libel case to be heard before a jury for more than two years. The most recent libel trial by jury in the UK was in 2009, when media baron Richard Desmond lost a case against the author Tom Bower.
Forum thread posted by Uncleskinny:
From a recent Twitter source comes this...
Morrissey's Libel Case Against NME Should Be Thrown Out, Court Told - Huffington Post UK
Singer Morrissey's libel case over an article about his attitude to immigration should be thrown out as it was "not a genuine bid for vindication", a judge has heard.
Also posted in the forum thread by goinghome:
Morrissey libel claim 'not genuine' - Irish Times
And also posted by Bluebirds, a detailed article in The Guardian:
Morrissey takes 'racism' battle to court - The Guardian
NME interview in 2007 quoted former Smiths frontman complaining of an 'immigration explosion' in Britain
Excerpt:
Britain's most senior libel judge, Mr Justice Tugendhat, is expected to decide on Tuesday whether the claim should go to trial. Morrissey could testify in court alongside his former manager, Merck Mercuriadis, as well as McNicholas, Krissi Murison-Hodge, formerly the deputy editor, and Tim Jonze, the interviewer and now editor of guardian.co.uk/music.
If the claim goes to trial, more than 250 emails between the NME and Morrissey's manager, as well as a full transcript of the interview, would be used as evidence.
Link posted by Bluebirds in the forums (original post):
Latest from the courts:
Morrissey's NME libel case: judge to decide on jury trial - The Guardian
Britain's most senior libel judge, Mr Justice Tugendhat, to decide if former Smiths frontman's case should be set a high court date
Excerpt:
Mr Justice Tugendhat is expected to decide within weeks whether the former Smiths frontman should be set a high court date for his long and bitter battle against NME over the article, first published four years ago.
Lawyers for the singer told the court on Tuesday that he is willing to be cross-examined as a witness if the trial goes ahead. Morrissey is suing Conor McNicholas, the then-editor of NME, and the magazine's publisher, IPC Media, for libel.
If given the green light by Tugendhat, the trial would be the first UK libel case to be heard before a jury for more than two years. The most recent libel trial by jury in the UK was in 2009, when media baron Richard Desmond lost a case against the author Tom Bower.
Forum thread posted by Uncleskinny:
From a recent Twitter source comes this...
Morrissey's Libel Case Against NME Should Be Thrown Out, Court Told - Huffington Post UK
Singer Morrissey's libel case over an article about his attitude to immigration should be thrown out as it was "not a genuine bid for vindication", a judge has heard.
Also posted in the forum thread by goinghome:
Morrissey libel claim 'not genuine' - Irish Times
And also posted by Bluebirds, a detailed article in The Guardian:
Morrissey takes 'racism' battle to court - The Guardian
NME interview in 2007 quoted former Smiths frontman complaining of an 'immigration explosion' in Britain
Excerpt:
Britain's most senior libel judge, Mr Justice Tugendhat, is expected to decide on Tuesday whether the claim should go to trial. Morrissey could testify in court alongside his former manager, Merck Mercuriadis, as well as McNicholas, Krissi Murison-Hodge, formerly the deputy editor, and Tim Jonze, the interviewer and now editor of guardian.co.uk/music.
If the claim goes to trial, more than 250 emails between the NME and Morrissey's manager, as well as a full transcript of the interview, would be used as evidence.
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