Cases

Mireskandari v Associated Newspapers Ltd (No 2)

Facts

C, a former solicitor who is currently suspended from practice by the Law Society sued D, the publisher of the Daily Mail and (at that time) the Evening Standard for libel in respect of a number of articles alleging that he committed fraud, has bogus academic and legal qualifications and employed a serving Met police officer as a secret expert to assist a defendant in a prosecution involving the Met.

On 19 February 2010 an application by D came before the Court seeking an Order that C properly comply with his disclosure obligations and give specific disclosure. Having originally opposed the application stating that it was designed to deliberately vex him C, through his Leading Counsel, made a complete volte face (as the Judge put it) and accepted that the disclosure had been inadequate.

An appeal also came before the Court on the same day from a decision of Master Fontaine for C to produce the original of his United States Security card for inspection

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