By James Doleman

The first case brought to court under new legislation on defamation has been won by the Sunday Mirror over an article titled “Millionaire Tory cashes in on TV Benefits Street”.

The piece, which appeared on 26 January 2014, focused on a Paul Nischal, who the paper nicknamed “Goldfinger” and accused of renting out sub-standard property at excessive rents paid for through the housing benefit system.

However, the article also mentioned the Midland Heart housing association and noted that its chief executive, Ruth Cooke, earned £179,000 a year and lived in a “large house”. Despite the newspaper later printing an apology Read full story ›

Source: The Drum