Trump v Steele: Trump Loses

[DaisyDay]

Christopher Steele: Orbis welcomes High Court victory over Trump

A UK High Court judge says Mr Trump did not bring the lawsuit against Orbis within the six-year time limit.

www.bbc.com

In bringing the lawsuit against Orbis Business Intelligence Ltd, Mr Trump's legal team said the dossier contained claims that were inaccurate and breached his data protection rights.

In Thursday's ruling in London, Mrs Justice Steyn DBE said she did not make any judgement on the allegations themselves.

But she found Mr Trump's claim had not been brought within the six-year limitation period.

So he missed the filing deadline. Would it have been at all interesting had it gone to trial?

 

[DaisyDay]

I liked this part:

Mr Trump said the dossier continued "to cause me significant damage and distress" because people still believed it.​

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He added that he had not had time to sue in the UK before 2023 because he had been busy being president.​

Being president - in 2021 & 2022? But there are some Magadonians who will back that claim up - I've seen them on Youtube!

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

So....the loser lost again.

 

[Brihaha]

I liked this part:

Mr Trump said the dossier continued "to cause me significant damage and distress" because people still believed it.​

​

He added that he had not had time to sue in the UK before 2023 because he had been busy being president.​

Being president - in 2021 & 2022? But there are some Magadonians who will back that claim up - I've seen them on Youtube!

Millions of Americans still believe Mr Trump's lies and those have certainly caused much damage and distress throughout the entire world. The world should sue Mr Trump. It will be a class action suit the likes of which the world has never seen! Lol

 

[essentialsaltes]

Trump ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over ‘shocking and scandalous’ dossier​

A London judge, who threw out the case against Orbis Business Intelligence last month, saying it was “bound to fail,” ordered Trump to pay legal fees of $382,000, according to court documents released Thursday.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Ching, ching!

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

Trump ordered to pay legal fees after failed lawsuit over ‘shocking and scandalous’ dossier​

A London judge, who threw out the case against Orbis Business Intelligence last month, saying it was “bound to fail,” ordered Trump to pay legal fees of $382,000, according to court documents released Thursday.

 

[durangodawood]

I dont see what should be illegal about just collecting whatever scandalous rumor you can find. Nor how it should make you civilly liable.

Reporting on it, otoh, definitely, needs to be done with care.

 

[Arcangl86]

I dont see what should be illegal about just collecting whatever scandalous rumor you can find. Nor how it should make you civilly liable.

Reporting on it, otoh, definitely, needs to be done with care.

The EU (and the UK, which uses the same law even after Brexit), has very strict laws about the collection of personal data. I'm curious how they would have applied here, but I can definitely see the appeal of the approach.

 

[essentialsaltes]

I know he's tired of winning, but is he getting tired of losing yet?

UK judge refuses Trump’s appeal in suit related to Steele dossier​

The former president had sought permission to appeal Judge Karen Steyn’s February judgement that Trump’s data privacy case — which argued that Steele harmed his reputation by peddling “egregiously inaccurate” claims about his Russian ties — lacked merit and should be thrown out. Steyn also ordered Trump to pay £300,000 in legal fees to Steele’s company, Orbis Business Intelligence, which Trump requested to be stayed.

Steele celebrated the ruling, telling CNN in a statement Friday that he is “grateful.”

“We believe this was a vexatious case, without merit which should never have been brought to the English courts,” Steele said. “We now look forward to receiving the interim payment from Donald Trump and a further costs award once the court has adjudicated the details.”

 

[DaisyDay]

I would be surprised if the plaintiff failing to file on time is appealable.

 

[stevil]

So he missed the filing deadline. Would it have been at all interesting had it gone to trial?

There may have been a reason why he waited 6 years to bring this filing forward.