This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7527319.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Mosley 'to launch libel action' | |
| (about 5 hours later) | |
| Motorsport boss Max Mosley has said he will sue for libel and pursue other legal action in Europe after his court victory over the News of the World. | |
| He won £60,000 last week when a High Court judge ruled that the paper had infringed his privacy with a report of an orgy in which he took part. | |
| Mr Mosley told the Sunday Telegraph he had been the victim of an unlawful act. | |
| But former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has said the case sets a "dangerous precedent". | |
| Mr Mosley told the paper he planned to take legal action against media organisations in France, Germany and Italy which had published photographs or images without his consent. | |
| "I am the victim of an unlawful act by someone else in the same way as I would be if I was mugged," he told the paper. | "I am the victim of an unlawful act by someone else in the same way as I would be if I was mugged," he told the paper. |
| He added: "The [News of the World] stole my image and my dignity." | He added: "The [News of the World] stole my image and my dignity." |
| Mr Mosley, 68, has said his life has been devastated by the News of the World story and the posting of the video footage on his sado-masochistic sex session on its website. A case can be clearly made for a direct link between private behaviour and public conduct Lord Carey Woman 'sorry' for filming | Mr Mosley, 68, has said his life has been devastated by the News of the World story and the posting of the video footage on his sado-masochistic sex session on its website. A case can be clearly made for a direct link between private behaviour and public conduct Lord Carey Woman 'sorry' for filming |
| Mr Justice Eady said there was no evidence that the orgy had a Nazi theme as the paper alleged. | |
| But in his News of the World article, Lord Carey said the ruling for Mr Mosley served to undermine public morality. | |
| Lord Carey - Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002 - said free speech has been the "first major victim". | Lord Carey - Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002 - said free speech has been the "first major victim". |
| Lord Carey writes: "Without public debate or democratic scrutiny, the courts have created a wholly new privacy law. In itself that's bad enough. | Lord Carey writes: "Without public debate or democratic scrutiny, the courts have created a wholly new privacy law. In itself that's bad enough. |
| "But, as a Christian leader, I am deeply sad that public morality is the second victim of this legal judgement. | "But, as a Christian leader, I am deeply sad that public morality is the second victim of this legal judgement. |
| "Unspeakable and indecent behaviour, whether in public or in private, is no longer significant under this ruling." | "Unspeakable and indecent behaviour, whether in public or in private, is no longer significant under this ruling." |
| 'Serious consequences' | 'Serious consequences' |
| Mr Mosley is president of the FIA, the governing body for motor sports including Formula 1, and the son of the 1930s Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. | Mr Mosley is president of the FIA, the governing body for motor sports including Formula 1, and the son of the 1930s Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley. |
| Mr Mosley told the court the publicity had been "totally devastating" for his wife of 48 years, from whom he had kept secret his interest in sadomasochistic sex. | Mr Mosley told the court the publicity had been "totally devastating" for his wife of 48 years, from whom he had kept secret his interest in sadomasochistic sex. |
| In his judgement, Mr Justice Eady said Mr Mosley could expect privacy for consensual "sexual activities (albeit unconventional)". | In his judgement, Mr Justice Eady said Mr Mosley could expect privacy for consensual "sexual activities (albeit unconventional)". |
| According to Lord Carey, in a "celebrity-obsessed age" this is a hazardous route to take. | According to Lord Carey, in a "celebrity-obsessed age" this is a hazardous route to take. |
| "In the past, a public figure has known that scandalous and immoral behaviour carries serious consequences for his or her public profile, reputation and job. | "In the past, a public figure has known that scandalous and immoral behaviour carries serious consequences for his or her public profile, reputation and job. |
| "Today it is possible to both have your cake and to eat it. But a case can be clearly made for a direct link between private behaviour and public conduct. | "Today it is possible to both have your cake and to eat it. But a case can be clearly made for a direct link between private behaviour and public conduct. |
| "If a politician, a judge, a bishop or any public figure cannot keep their promises to a wife, husband, etc, how can they be trusted to honour pledges to their constituencies and people they serve?" | "If a politician, a judge, a bishop or any public figure cannot keep their promises to a wife, husband, etc, how can they be trusted to honour pledges to their constituencies and people they serve?" |
| He said the court's decision would "needlessly shackle" the press and prevent investigations on matters of public interest. | He said the court's decision would "needlessly shackle" the press and prevent investigations on matters of public interest. |