Lawyers for Denis O'Brien have told the High Court it was not true that he was 'coming the heavy' with the Sunday Business Post in an attempt to destroy or frighten people
Senior Counsel Paul O'Higgins was giving his closing speech in Denis O'Brien's defamation action against the Sunday Business PostLawyers for Denis O'Brien have told the High Court it was not true that he was "coming the heavy" with the Sunday Business Post in an attempt to destroy or frighten people.
The newspaper says the articles do not mean what Mr O'Brien claims. And it says the articles were published in good faith on a subject of public interest.. This afternoon, it was the turn of Mr O'Higgins for Mr O'Brien. He claimed Mr McDowell's speech was not short of words but that very few of them dealt with what the case was about and said it was not about most of the things the defence claimed it was about, but was much more complex.
Mr O'Brien he said was put, willy nilly, into that category. He said Mr O'Brien was singled out on the front page for special treatment. Mr O'Higgins also suggested to the jury it beggared belief that the journalists had not kept a copy of the report.
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