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Guardian to fight legal action over Paradise Papers
The offshore company at the heart of the story, Appleby, has launched breach of confidence proceedings against the Guardian and the BBC.
In legal correspondence, Appleby has also demanded that the Guardian and the BBC disclose any of the 6m Appleby documents that informed their reporting for a project that provoked worldwide anger and debate over the tax dodges used by individuals and multinational companies.
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Appleby has said the documents were stolen in a cyber-hack and there was no public interest in the stories published about it and its clients.
It has brought legal action against only the Guardian and the BBC, both UK-based media organisations.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/18/guardian-bbc-legal-action-paradise-papers
In legal correspondence, Appleby has also demanded that the Guardian and the BBC disclose any of the 6m Appleby documents that informed their reporting for a project that provoked worldwide anger and debate over the tax dodges used by individuals and multinational companies.
...
Appleby has said the documents were stolen in a cyber-hack and there was no public interest in the stories published about it and its clients.
It has brought legal action against only the Guardian and the BBC, both UK-based media organisations.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/18/guardian-bbc-legal-action-paradise-papers
BBC: "The BBC will strongly defend its role and conduct in the Paradise Papers project. Our serious and responsible journalism is resulting in revelations which are clearly of the highest public interest and has revealed matters which would otherwise have remained secret. Already we are seeing authorities taking action as a consequence."
"No public interest", my arse.
