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By Simon Goodley
An almighty row has broken out in the legal world, which has led to a barrister suing three prominent members of the Bar Council. Paul Diamond, who practises from 1 Essex Court, says he has brought the case in response to a previous prosecution against him by the council and has cited chairman Guy Mansfield QC, officers David Etherington QC and Richard Price QC, as well as staff member Neil Mallon. The council's prosecution of Diamond arose after an article written by him appeared on the website of a Christian group, the Evangelical Alliance, which the council said broke a rule prohibiting barristers from commenting on ongoing cases. Diamond claimed it was published by mistake and the case was thrown out in May. But he has asked for the process to go to trial to examine the Bar Council's conduct. "I've had less rights than the prisoners in Guantánamo Bay," said Diamond. The Bar Council refused to comment.
The 13th Duke of Argyll, Torquhil Campbell, is continuing a family tradition by launching a fresh hunt for sunken Spanish Armada treasure off his estate on the Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland. The Tobermory Bay is thought to be the resting place of the Florencia, blown up by a local clansman in 1588. It supposedly sank with £300,000 of gold bullion on board.
Film actor Kevin Costner is suing Ascendant Pictures after the company allegedly broke an oral agreement to pay him $8m (£4.6m) to appear in a romantic comedy. The film, Taming Ben Taylor, has never been made and the company pulled out of the agreement in June, according to the suit. The script was about a grouchy, divorced man who refuses to sell his failing vineyard to the golf course next door.
Novelists Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen are to become the latest guest stars to appear on The Simpsons, the cartoon series created by Matt Groening. The writers follow the likes of Tony Blair, Andre Agassi and Drew Barrymore on the programme. The script calls for Chabon and Franzen to brawl in a dispute about their literary influences.
An almighty row has broken out in the legal world, which has led to a barrister suing three prominent members of the Bar Council. Paul Diamond, who practises from 1 Essex Court, says he has brought the case in response to a previous prosecution against him by the council and has cited chairman Guy Mansfield QC, officers David Etherington QC and Richard Price QC, as well as staff member Neil Mallon. The council's prosecution of Diamond arose after an article written by him appeared on the website of a Christian group, the Evangelical Alliance, which the council said broke a rule prohibiting barristers from commenting on ongoing cases. Diamond claimed it was published by mistake and the case was thrown out in May. But he has asked for the process to go to trial to examine the Bar Council's conduct. "I've had less rights than the prisoners in Guantánamo Bay," said Diamond. The Bar Council refused to comment.
The 13th Duke of Argyll, Torquhil Campbell, is continuing a family tradition by launching a fresh hunt for sunken Spanish Armada treasure off his estate on the Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland. The Tobermory Bay is thought to be the resting place of the Florencia, blown up by a local clansman in 1588. It supposedly sank with £300,000 of gold bullion on board.
Film actor Kevin Costner is suing Ascendant Pictures after the company allegedly broke an oral agreement to pay him $8m (£4.6m) to appear in a romantic comedy. The film, Taming Ben Taylor, has never been made and the company pulled out of the agreement in June, according to the suit. The script was about a grouchy, divorced man who refuses to sell his failing vineyard to the golf course next door.
Novelists Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen are to become the latest guest stars to appear on The Simpsons, the cartoon series created by Matt Groening. The writers follow the likes of Tony Blair, Andre Agassi and Drew Barrymore on the programme. The script calls for Chabon and Franzen to brawl in a dispute about their literary influences.
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