Max Mosley loses bid to sue Daily Mail for malicious prosecution over report he lied in court
Max Mosley’s legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail for sending prosecutors a dossier which suggested he lied on oath has been thrown out by a High Court judge.
The former F1 boss claimed Associated Newspapers “cynically and maliciously” reported “bogus concerns” to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that he may have committed perjury at the trial of his privacy claim against the now-defunct News Of The World more than a decade ago.
Mr Mosley, 80, said the Daily Mail “set the law in motion against him to further its own regulatory and commercial objectives and not to achieve any proper purpose” and sued for damages for malicious prosecution.
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Former F1 boss claimed Associated Newspapers had suggested he lied on oath in 2008 privacy trial
Max Mosley. Mr Justice Nicklin said there were ‘no reasonable grounds for bringing his claim for malicious prosecution’. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Max Mosley. Mr Justice Nicklin said there were ‘no reasonable grounds for bringing his claim for malicious prosecution’. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
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Tue 22 Dec 2020 06.17 EST
First published on Tue 22 Dec 2020 06.16 EST
Max Mosley’s legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail for sending prosecutors a dossier that suggested he lied on oath has been thrown out by a high court judge.