Matthew Nicklin

British judge

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In my judgment, the cumulative effect of these matters takes the case well outside the norm. The conduct was unreasonable to a high degree,
In substance, the claimants’ case invites the court to conclude that, because the information was private and because Associated cannot positively explain how it was sourced, the article must have been unlawfully sourced. “That is not a permissible approach.”
The court rejected the argument that, simply because information was private, and because Associated could not positively explain how it had been sourced, the relevant article must have been unlawfully sourced,
We are asking your lordship to extrapolate."
  • Mr Justice Nicklin started to ask what the best single piece of evidence for each article was, and Sherborne was forced to say
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During the trial, which is now I believe in its 29th day, the claimants have relied upon Mr Burrows' evidence to put very serious allegations of wrongdoing to several of the defendant's witnesses,
You don’t have to bear the burden of arguing the case today,

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