Blogger settles libel claim
A tax accountant blogger who wrongly accused Lord Ashcroft of helping people to dodge tax has paid a substantial sum to a charity as part of a libel settlement, Press Gazette reports.
Richard Murphy, director of Tax Research llp, claimed that tory deputy chairman's company BB Holdings helped customers unlawfully evade tax. Lord Ashcroft's lawyer said that Mr Murphy appeared to base his allegations on his interpretation of what he read on another website. That website subsequenty said it was not making such allegations and was not even referring to Lord Ashcroft's company.
The lawyer also pointed out that Mr Murphy had not approached his client for comment before publishing.
Richard Murphy, director of Tax Research llp, claimed that tory deputy chairman's company BB Holdings helped customers unlawfully evade tax. Lord Ashcroft's lawyer said that Mr Murphy appeared to base his allegations on his interpretation of what he read on another website. That website subsequenty said it was not making such allegations and was not even referring to Lord Ashcroft's company.
The lawyer also pointed out that Mr Murphy had not approached his client for comment before publishing.
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