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Wed 10 Oct 2009Barrister appeals in 'Birmingham Six' lawsuit
An English barrister, Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC, has appealed against an Irish High Court decision allowing two members of the wrongly jailed Birmingham Six to sue him and his publishers for defamation arising from a pamphlet written by him.
Two members of the Six, Hugh Callaghan and Gerry Hunter, have brought defamation proceedings against Mr Blom-Cooper and the pamphlet’s publishers, Gerald Duckworth and Company Limited, of London.
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