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Cherie Blair sues over phone hacking

  "I can confirm that we have issued a claim on behalf of Cherie Blair in relation to the unlawful interception of her voicemails," lawyer Graham Atkins , of Atkins Thomson, said in the statement. Atkins was not immediately available to comment further. The law firm said it would not add to the statement and a spokesman refused to say who Blair was suing. No one at her office was immediately available for comment. Murdoch's British newspaper arm, News International, has settled a string of legal claims over phone hacking in recent months. Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller and former England soccer player Paul Gascoigne are among those who have accepted damages. Reference Post: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-hacking-blair-idUKTRE81L1XY20120222/

BBC to pay 'substantial' damages to Ukraine president over false claim he authorised corrupt payment to meet Trump

  Mr Poroshenko has accepted an apology and “a substantial sum by way of compensation” from the corporation, which has agreed to pay his legal costs and publish a correction, the High Court in London heard on Thursday. The Ukrainian president’s solicitor, Graham Atkins , told judge Julian Knowles the allegation that Mr Poroshenko “procured or authorised a corrupt payment” was “seriously defamatory”. He added: “Put simply, this allegation and the facts on which it purported to be based are simply false. “Mr Poroshenko did not authorise or procure any payment to Mr Cohen of any kind, nor was any such payment ever made to Mr Cohen or any other individuals for that purpose. “Mr Poroshenko did not instruct close associates to open up any back channel with Mr Trump in order to secure substantial talks with him, far less did he do so through Mr Cohen.” Reference Post:  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-ukraine-poroshenko-trump-michael-cohen-defamation-a8844061.ht...