Nov 18, 2009
Feer to pay PM, MM $405k
Consent order for damages and costs after publication defamed leaders
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These sums were agreed to after the Court of Appeal last month upheld an earlier High Court decision that Feer had defamed both leaders in a 2006 article. -- PHOTO: AFP
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THE Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) has agreed to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew a total of $405,000 in damages and costs for defamation.
Lawyers for the Lees told The Straits Times that a consent order to this effect was entered in the High Court on Friday.
Review Publishing Company, which publishes Feer, and Feer editor Hugo Restall, have consented to pay PM Lee $200,000 in damages and $30,000 in legal costs.
They also agreed to pay MM Lee $150,000 in damages and $25,000 in costs.
These sums were agreed to after the Court of Appeal last month upheld an earlier High Court decision that Feer had defamed both leaders in a 2006 article.
The appeal was heard by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, Appeal Judge Andrew Phang and Justice Judith Prakash.
[email protected]
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
Feer to pay PM, MM $405k
Consent order for damages and costs after publication defamed leaders
<!-- by line -->By Zakir Hussain
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THE Far Eastern Economic Review (Feer) has agreed to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew a total of $405,000 in damages and costs for defamation.
Lawyers for the Lees told The Straits Times that a consent order to this effect was entered in the High Court on Friday.
Review Publishing Company, which publishes Feer, and Feer editor Hugo Restall, have consented to pay PM Lee $200,000 in damages and $30,000 in legal costs.
They also agreed to pay MM Lee $150,000 in damages and $25,000 in costs.
These sums were agreed to after the Court of Appeal last month upheld an earlier High Court decision that Feer had defamed both leaders in a 2006 article.
The appeal was heard by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, Appeal Judge Andrew Phang and Justice Judith Prakash.
[email protected]
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
