Bluedell 5,348 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 A warning to us all to be careful: ============== A COMMUNITY activist from Greenock has been ordered to pay bus tycoon Sandy Easdale £200,000 in damages plus court costs over statements he had made about him online. Mr Easdale has won a defamation case against John Houston, the operator of a local community news website. The McGill's co-owner brought the action against the Larkfield-based blogger after 'multiple defamatory and false claims' were made against him and his business interests. Following a hearing at the Court of Session, which was uncontested by Mr Houston, the defender has been ordered to pay £100,000 in damages to Mr Easdale as well as another £100,000 in damages to Clyde Metal Recycling Ltd. Mr Houston - who is set to stand as a candidate in May's council elections - was also told he was liable for legal costs arising from the case. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/15136914.Bus_boss_Sandy_Easdale_wins___200k_defamation_case_against_Greenock_campaigner/?ref=mr&lp=1 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,451 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Truly, the law is an ass ertive defender of the righteous and the holy. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,263 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Folk on FF say that Houston is actually a Bear who is indeed related to Sandy E., as Houston's gran is the sister of Sandy's father. Likewise, " ... the guy here never replied to correspondence and failed to appear. He should have least appeared and attempted to justify his claims, failure to do so meant there was only ever going to be one outcome." Probably on legal advice, to keep costs down in a case he was bound to lose anway. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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