Carmarthenshire Planning Problems and more: Notice; Libel case

Friday, 3 February 2012

Notice; Libel case

As I have been the subject of considerable speculation this week I would like to clarify my position by referring readers to this article in today's Western Mail which includes a statement by Carmarthenshire County Council and confirmation that the Chief Executive has brough a counterclaim for libel against me;

Taxpayers to pay for libel action by Council Chief

and BBC Wales Online; Carmarthenshire Council funds Mark James libel fight with blogger

and two articles from the South Wales Evening Post;

Boss counter-sues blogger

Council pays for legal battle

Previous post on this matter here

As this is the subject of court proceedings I cannot comment further.

Comments on this post will be strictly moderated.

1 comment:

Mrs E said...: If you are a tax payer, and the County Council are using tax payers money in legal proceedings against you, then technically you are paying for their counter claim against you. Are they allowed to do ths?; 4 May 2012 at 08:03

* * LIBEL CASE * *

'The Claimant is a housewife, mother and amateur blogger. The defendants are a council and a chief executive. It is literally state versus citizen. In a large part, the origins of the entire case derive from the issue of getting ones voice heard at all'

'In light of the evidence, the allegations of perverting the course of justice are unsustainable. This is the most serious allegation and the Claimant deserves to have her reputation vindicated...Mr Davies' evidence was incoherent, confused and contradicted [his] statements given at the time...in short, Mr Davies' evidence of what happened has completely changed and he cannot be relied on'

(From closing submission for the claimant at trial, February 2013)

...In August 2016, following a very belated (three years later) complaint to the police by Mark James that I perverted the course of justice, the investigation was dropped as there was no evidence.

There never was going to be any evidence as I told the truth, on oath, at the time.