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Friday, 15 July 2022

DATE SET: for pound-shop lawyer Jamie Bryson's civil action against solicitor.

A civil action taken by UVF mouthpiece Jamie Bryson against a Belfast solicitor will be heard at Newtownards County Court in September.
   THE: pound-shop lawyer Jamie Bryson      - ladies and gentlemen maybe Jamie           will win this one 'you never know' 

                 Friday 15th July, 2022.
Mr Bryson revealed in September 2020 that he intended to sue Colin McMenamin, who then worked for the Tughans law firm in Belfast – alleging he had been subjected to online abuse and harassment.

According to the NI Court Service, the case will be heard on September 19, 2022.

Mr Bryson said he initiated the civil action over what he claims are “derogatory and defamatory remarks” and is “seeking substantial damages.”
      BRYSON: Won't be challenging the           case himself, he's left that up to KRW               Law to fight the case for him                                   Them'UN's' 🤔🤔

He said: “I confirm my legal claim against Mr Colin McMenamin, who is currently a solicitor at KRW Law, will proceed to hearing in September.

“I am seeking substantial damages for what I allege to have been a course of conduct of harassment and abuse over a significant period of time.

“This included numerous derogatory and defamatory remarks about me.”

Mr Bryson added: “At this time I can say no more on the specifics of my damages claim, but all matters will be aired in open court and of course the media will be free to observe and report on proceedings in line with the principle of open justice.”

Mr McMenamin has not yet responded to a request for comment.

With many thanks to the: News Letter and Mark Rainey for the original publication. 





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Saturday, 25 June 2022

EXCLUSIVE Top loyalist 'Mackers' fails in bid to gag Sunday Life over UVF leadership claims

     EXCLUSIVE SUNDAY LIFE STORY 

Top loyalist Stephen ‘Mackers’ Matthews has lost a last-minute High Court bid to stop Sunday Life naming him as the reported head of the East Belfast UVF.
      Pound Shop lawyer Jamie Bryson              (right), told the Sunday Life that                 'Mackers' (left) planned to issue                injunction proceedings to prevent           him being named in tomorrow's paper           as Head of the East Belfast UVF 

                    June 25th,2022. 
The inside story on how the gang has had more than £1m worth of drugs seized by police in the last year is revealed in tomorrow’s edition.

But when the newspaper contacted Matthews for comment, it was told by Jamie Bryson that Matthews planned to issue injunction proceedings to prevent his name being mentioned in the story.
.   Stephen 'Mackers' Matthews - striped                                    suit 
Sunday Life’s lawyers then received legal papers from Matthews’ solicitors on Friday evening and the case was quickly assigned to a judge.

The injunction hearing went ahead at 10am this morning in front of Mr Justice David Scoffield at the High Court in Belfast.

After hearing two hours of detailed submissions by barristers for Sunday Life and Matthews, he threw out the application.
Counsel for Matthews then asked for an anonymity order to be granted, which would have prevented Sunday Life reporting the fact that Matthews had tried to gag the newspaper.

However, after objections from Sunday Life’s barrister, Gerald Simpson QC, Mr Justice Scoffield also refused that application.

Commenting on the High Court victory, Martin Breen, deputy editor-in-chief of the Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life, said: “Sunday Life has a long and proud history of publishing important stories.

“We were not prepared to drop the story due to threats of High Court action. We are very happy that Mr Justice Scoffield has recognised the importance of freedom of expression in our society and that we are now free to publish this story.”

Edward McCann, deputy publisher at Sunday Life’s parent company, Mediahuis, said: “This verdict was an important win for press freedom, with the court re-emphasising that, in general, editors, rather than judges, are best placed to decide what is published in newspapers.

“Mediahuis believes in public interest journalism. In what was a very considered judgment delivered at short notice, Mr Justice Scoffield acknowledged the public interest in the story.

“I would like to thank our solicitor, Fergal McGoldrick, and barrister, Gerald Simpson QC, for their hard work — and the Sunday Life team too.”


With many thanks to the: Sunday Life and EXCLUSIVE Christopher Woodhouse for the original publication. 







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