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Harbottle forbidden from responding to News International's put-down

This is a smoke screen. Harbottle have two options, which given that they do these areas of the law, they are well aware of: 1) RM has said that they made a "major mistake" in a newspaper article. If this is not true, they are entitled to sue RM personally and New Corp and the Wall Street Journal for defamation. 2) There is case law in the area of breach of confidence when the confidence can be lost or usurped to correct an inaccuracy or misinformation. Likewise if one of the parties in the confidential relationship chooses to discuss aspects of that relationship the confidence is lost. So in relation to 2) above, if Harbottle want to come out fighting then they can. I say Harbottle should put up or shut up?

20-Jul-2011

10:47 am