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The ‘Nazi’ orgy that never was
Posted on July 26th, 2008 by bryan.
Categories: General.
Max Mosley has won his right to privacy claim against the News of the World (NW). Personally, I’m not an S&M fan, but I do think lawful actions between consenting adults are and should remain private affairs.
I was interested in two aspects of the case. First, the fact that NW was ordered to pay only £60K in compensatory damages, even though it probably earned this and more from the story. There was no punitive element to the damages; therefore, there is limited deterrence from publishing in the future material that might amount to a breach of privacy.
Second, there was this quote from the BBC News website: ‘[Mr Mosley] told the court that the publicity had been “totally devastating” for his wife of 48 years, and he could think of “nothing more undignified or humiliating” for his two sons to experience’ (24 July 2008). I can’t help but think that Mr Mosley should be more contrite about the impact of his own behaviour on his wife and sons - after all, but for him and his S&M orgy, there would have been no story.
Even Mr Justice Eady recognised this: ‘Many would think that if a prominent man puts himself, year after year, into the hands (literally and metaphorically) of prostitutes (or even professional dominatrices) he is gambling in placing so much trust in them. There is a risk of exposure or blackmail inherent in such a course of conduct’. He went on: ‘To the casual observer therefore … it might seem that the claimant’s behaviour was reckless and almost self-destructuve’.
But Mr Mosley and his lady friends were all happy during their time of initimate privacy and I wish him every success with his proposed libel action against NW.
Guy Fawkes’ (bonfire) night
Posted on November 5th, 2006 by bryan.
Categories: General.
October was the first month in ages that I did not have any pics to add to the website. Work, studies and family have all been keeping me busy, and it looks set to continue.
I had two annual weekend conferences, a Board meeting and an AGM to co-ordinate in October and the follow-up (and side effects!) are still plaguing me - and there is yet another Board meeting this Wednesday! The courses I’m studying are actually quite interesting - corporate governance and corporate secretaryship. OK, so I know these won’t appeal to everyone, but they’re related to my line of work and the people on the courses are good fun. However, exams are only a matter of weeks away! As for family - I had to make an unexpected and sudden visit to Edinburgh on Wednesday, fearing that I would arrive to hear the worst about a close family member. Thankfully, he is now on the mend, and I very much hope that it continues that way!
Well, that’s a quick update of what I have been up to. Now, I’m going to read about the death sentence imposed this morning on Saddam Hussein - the ‘guilty’ verdict was clearly right, but I’m less sure about the sentence - and hopefully beat Graeme at a game of squash later.
Bryan.