News Corp to "Resist" Bribery Compensation Claims [19th Jun 2013]
News Corp. have settled or otherwise resolved almost 95 percent of the phone hacking claims made against it. There are only 26 cases remaining, but apparently, News Corp. have had enough. As law firms get ready to being the next round of law suits for damage caused by bribery of public officials, News Corp. have announced that they will "resist" any such compensation claims. One for lawyers working for the company, Dinah Rose, has said "There are a number of law firms who have done very well out of this litigation. There is a certain amount of ambulance chasing going on." This comes as Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive officer of News International, pleaded not guilty to charges she conspired to commit misconduct in a public office. Related Stories: News Corp. Will Fight U.K. Civil Bribery Claims, - www.businessweek.com Sun's Jamie Pyatt, John Edwards Face Charges - www.huffingtonpost.com Two Charged in News Corp. Bribery Probe - www.bloomberg.com The First Minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, has handed a letter to the visiting Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, who has been attending the G8 summit at Lough Earne. The letter chanllenges the Libyan government to compensate the Enniskillen bombing victims and was penned by survivor - Stephen Gault. The semtex explosive used in the IRA bombing of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh was provided by the old Gaddafi regime. Twelve people died from the explosion. In the 80s, Libya supplied large amounts of weapons to the Provisional IRA as "revenge" for Margaret Thatcher's support of the US bombing of Libya in 1986. The letter expressed dismay at the fact Mr Zeidan would not be visiting any victims groups, many of whom have launched claims for compensation against the new Libyan government. US victims of Libyan sponsored attacks have already received substantial compensation. Related Stories: Survivor asks Libyan prime minister to compensate IRA victims - www.guardian.co.uk Victims' issues 'still on the table' - www.newsletter.co.uk The footballing legend, Diego Maradona, has won compensation from a pair of Chinese firms that used his name in one of their online games, Hot-Blooded Soccer. The game featured a cartoon of Maradona as well as an image of his signature, for which the ex-player had given no consent for them to use. The9 Information Technology Co and The9 Computer Technology Consulting (Shanghai), have been told to pay 3m yuan (£310,000) in compensation. Maradona had been seeking 20m yuan based the value of a similar endorsement deal that had been undertaken previously. The judge did not accept that premise and damages were instead based on the length of time that Maradona's image had been used and the popularity of the game. Related Stories: Diego Maradona wins compensation - www.bbc.co.uk Leopoldo Garcia, now 79, was exiled from Chile under General Pinochet's regime and is currently fighting for compensation 40 years later. Mr Garcia, moved to south London after he and his family were tortured in their native country. He had been taken to the basement of a Santiago police station during the military coup in Chile that toppled President Salvador Allende. He was beaten repeatedly and lost most of his teeth from the brutality of the assult. He is also fighting for other victims to be compensated for similar abuses. Related Stories: Pinochet exile in compensation fight - www.bbc.co.uk Torture survivor leads Chileans' battle for justice - www.guardian.co.uk  |
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