As many of you are aware, Chris Packham launched libel proceedings against Fieldsports Channel Ltd and one of its journalists, Andrew (Ben) O’Rourke, in January 2023 after they published what Chris’s lawyers describe as ‘defamatory and unfounded‘ material about him in 2022 (see here and here).
This is a related but separate libel claim to the proceedings Chris won earlier this year against Dominic Wightman and Nigel Bean for defamatory material published by Country Squire Magazine between 2020-2021 (see here).
Initially the three Directors of Fieldsports Channel Ltd (Charlie Jacoby, James Westbrook and David Wright) refused an early opportunity to accept their error and make amends and instead decided to contest the case.
The case is now expected to conclude at the High Court in front of Mr Justice Griffiths on Monday 6th November 2023.
A press statement from Chris and his legal representatives can be expected immediately after the hearing.
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I’m sure the case will conclude in Chris’s favour. Hope it gets lots of publicity and this organisation gets the outcome it deserves for making his life so difficult and, probably, sometimes quite frightening
If the Fieldsports channel looses will they become bankrupt like the last lot did to avoid paying out. They really are scum.