9 d. ago Gerry Adams awarded more than £80,000 in damages from BBC after winning libel case

Mr Adams’ legal team said the verdict of the jury was a “full vindication” for their client

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9 d. ago Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 damages in libel victory over BBC

Former Sinn Féin leader sued broadcaster over allegation in documentary that he sanctioned murder of MI5 informantGerry Adams has won a defamation action against the BBC over a documentary that carried a claim he approved the murder of an MI5 informant in 2006.A jury at Dublin’s high court on Friday found that the BBC had not acted in good faith or in a fair and reasonable way and awarded the former Sinn Féin leader €100,000 (£84,000) in damages Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Gerry Adams awarded 100,000 euro in damages after suing BBC for libel

Mr Adams said that a BBC programme defamed him by alleging he sanctioned the killing of former a Sinn Fein official.

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9 d. ago Gerry Adams is awarded £84,000 damages after winning libel action against the BBC over claim he sanctioned 2006 murder

Mr Adams said that a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him by alleging he sanctioned the killing of Denis Donaldson, for which he denies any involvement.

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9 d. ago Gerry Adams wins defamation action against BBC over murdered spy claim

Former Sinn Féin leader sued broadcaster over allegation in documentary that he sanctioned murder of MI5 informantGerry Adams has won a defamation action against the BBC over a documentary that carried a claim that he sanctioned the murder of an MI5 informant in 2006.A jury at Dublin’s high court on Friday found that the BBC had not acted in good faith or in a fair and reasonable way and awarded the former Sinn Féin leader €100,000 (£84,000) in damages Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jury resumes deliberations over Gerry Adams libel action against BBC

The former Sinn Fein leader claims he was subject to a ‘grievous smear’.

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1 week ago Jury in Adams action against BBC to resume deliberations on Friday

The jury in Gerry Adams’ libel action against the BBC will continue deliberations on Friday morning.

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1 week ago Jury begins deliberating in Gerry Adams’ libel action against BBC

Former Sinn Fein leader Mr Adams alleges a BBC Spotlight programme, and an accompanying online story, defamed him.

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1 week ago Jury in Adams libel case expected to begin deliberations on Thursday

The former president of Sinn Fein is suing the BBC over a claim that he sanctioned the killing of informer Denis Donaldson in 2006.

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2 w. ago Awarding damages to Gerry Adams would be ‘a cruel joke’, BBC lawyer says

The former Sinn Fein president claims a BBC Spotlight programme defamed him.

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4 w. ago Gerry Adams fights for peacemaker reputation in trial over BBC murdered spy claim

Former Sinn Féin leader denies claim made in 2016 documentary he sanctioned 2006 killing of MI5 informant Denis DonaldsonIt is a small, compact courtroom with a digital clock that glows beneath the judge’s bench, but the evidence unfurled in the case of Gerry Adams versus the BBC is expansive and spans decades of Irish and British history.The former Sinn Féin leader’s childhood and political awakening, the evolution of the Troubles, the IRA’s deadly campaign, the peace process, the murder of a British spy, all have been outlined – and contested – in the libel hearing at Dublin’s high court. Continue reading...

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