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Kimmage loses libel action by Verbruggen

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    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    It's only 12k including legal fees reminds me of the time Reynolds sued a paper for liable and was awarded £1


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    gordongekko wrote: »
    It's only 12k including legal fees reminds me of the time Reynolds sued a paper for liable and was awarded £1
    No, it's €12k plus legal fees - there could be a very substantial amount involved (certainly for an individual, although Skins do seem to be prepared to cover that side)

    Looks like SB misread the Irish Times story!!


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    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,667 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Disgraceful decision. Verbruggen was a cancer in the sport and doping was rampant during his "reign".
    Part of me hopes Paul appeals this but another part of me hopes he just moves on with his life.
    IMO all the things Paul said and wrote were correct and I cannot believe how a judge made such a crap decision.


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    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    It's 12k swiss francs, not euros. The difference is the price of a very decent entry level road bike!


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    guanciale
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    What does this mean in practicality?

    He is not a resident in Switzerland and their legal system has no jurisdiction over him or any EU citizen for that matter.
    Can he simply refuse to pay?


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    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,546 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    The estimate is up to 18k euro total. Switzerland, a nice little country to be corrupt in it seems. For all its neutrality, maybe it does more harm than other countries the world over


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    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,477 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Weepsie wrote: »
    The estimate is up to 18k euro total. Switzerland, a nice little country to be corrupt in it seems. For all its neutrality, maybe it does more harm than other countries the world over
    I really do not believe legal costs will be as low as €6/7k. That will barely get you a few hours of a decent lawyer's time. Don't know where SB got that figure from, but the Irish Times suggests there are costs of McQuaid and the UCI as well as Verbruggen to consider


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