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BENNETT WANTS MONEY - CLAIMS HE IS COLD (And so is Gonc)
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The Campaign for oppressed libel defendants
sharonl Today at 8:17 am
http://www.cold2012.org.uk/Home.html
Statement by the Trustees, 23 March 2012
C.O.L.D. has been set up to help defendants to libel actions who are oppressed by wealthy and powerful libel claimants. The government promised two years ago to reform Britain’s archaic libel laws, but have done nothing. All parties say they support libel reform, but the last time libel reform was proposed, by Labour’s Jack Straw in 2008, MPs rejected the proposals.
C.O.L.D. was set up primarily to help Tony Bennett, who is one of many who has received libel letters and libel claims from the McCanns - parents of Madeleine McCann. For the ‘offence’ of researching, discussing and publicising facts about this ongoing mystery, he now faces an application by the McCanns to commit him to prison. The trial is essentially about the extent of the right to free speech in the United Kingdom. The costs of hiring lawyers to defend this claim are prohibitive, so he is having to defend himself without legal representation. In such a case, Legal Aid is only available to those who have less than £8,000 savings. Mr Bennett, who is 64 and on a very modest income, has savings over the £8,000 limit, but insufficient to be able to match the McCanns limitless legal firepower.
In accordance with the aims of C.O.L.D., therefore, any donations received will be used in the first instance to help Mr Bennett with the costs of defending himself, including any legal advice that he needs, and expenses such as Court fees and travel. Should costs be awarded against him in the proceedings, the Trustees intend to help his dependants, should they need help. Copies of C.O.L.D.’s constitution will be supplied on request (please send s.a.e. or e-mail)
Should Mr Bennett not need the assistance of C.O.L.D., the Trustees intend to assist Dr Goncalo Amaral with his costs of defending another libel claim by the McCanns which has now been running in the Portuguese courts for nearly 4 years.
Should neither Mr Bennett nor Dr Amaral require funds, the Trustees will consider the needs of other libel defendants who cannot afford to defend themselves against well-heeled litigants, and who often cave into the demands of bullying, well-paid lawyers as a result.
DONATIONS will be very welcome and can made via our Paypal account. Please click here to donate or E-mail the trustees at coldcampaign@gmail.com
The Campaign for oppressed libel defendants
sharonl Today at 8:17 am
http://www.cold2012.org.uk/Home.html
Statement by the Trustees, 23 March 2012
C.O.L.D. has been set up to help defendants to libel actions who are oppressed by wealthy and powerful libel claimants. The government promised two years ago to reform Britain’s archaic libel laws, but have done nothing. All parties say they support libel reform, but the last time libel reform was proposed, by Labour’s Jack Straw in 2008, MPs rejected the proposals.
C.O.L.D. was set up primarily to help Tony Bennett, who is one of many who has received libel letters and libel claims from the McCanns - parents of Madeleine McCann. For the ‘offence’ of researching, discussing and publicising facts about this ongoing mystery, he now faces an application by the McCanns to commit him to prison. The trial is essentially about the extent of the right to free speech in the United Kingdom. The costs of hiring lawyers to defend this claim are prohibitive, so he is having to defend himself without legal representation. In such a case, Legal Aid is only available to those who have less than £8,000 savings. Mr Bennett, who is 64 and on a very modest income, has savings over the £8,000 limit, but insufficient to be able to match the McCanns limitless legal firepower.
In accordance with the aims of C.O.L.D., therefore, any donations received will be used in the first instance to help Mr Bennett with the costs of defending himself, including any legal advice that he needs, and expenses such as Court fees and travel. Should costs be awarded against him in the proceedings, the Trustees intend to help his dependants, should they need help. Copies of C.O.L.D.’s constitution will be supplied on request (please send s.a.e. or e-mail)
Should Mr Bennett not need the assistance of C.O.L.D., the Trustees intend to assist Dr Goncalo Amaral with his costs of defending another libel claim by the McCanns which has now been running in the Portuguese courts for nearly 4 years.
Should neither Mr Bennett nor Dr Amaral require funds, the Trustees will consider the needs of other libel defendants who cannot afford to defend themselves against well-heeled litigants, and who often cave into the demands of bullying, well-paid lawyers as a result.
DONATIONS will be very welcome and can made via our Paypal account. Please click here to donate or E-mail the trustees at coldcampaign@gmail.com
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Re: BENNETT WANTS MONEY - CLAIMS HE IS COLD (And so is Gonc)
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The trial is essentially about the extent of the right to free speech in the United Kingdom.
No, it isn't. It is 'essentially' about Bennett voluntarily making a solemn agreement with HM the Queen, in the person/s of the High Court of England and Wales, and driving a coach and horses through that agreement.
Breaking his oath and treating the High Court with contempt - 'essentially'.
he now faces an application by the McCanns to commit him to prison
No, he doesn't. One would have thought that the word 'suspended' on the court documents would have given the Truthseekers a Big Clue.
Oh, and spouting more lies and libel on the Metropolitan Police site scarcely helps his case, does it?
No, it isn't. It is 'essentially' about Bennett voluntarily making a solemn agreement with HM the Queen, in the person/s of the High Court of England and Wales, and driving a coach and horses through that agreement.
Breaking his oath and treating the High Court with contempt - 'essentially'.
he now faces an application by the McCanns to commit him to prison
No, he doesn't. One would have thought that the word 'suspended' on the court documents would have given the Truthseekers a Big Clue.
Oh, and spouting more lies and libel on the Metropolitan Police site scarcely helps his case, does it?
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It's now more than twelve hours since that ridiculous campaign was launched - and not a single reply, never mind an offer of money, has appeared.
That should be telling Bennett something.
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Oh, and what happened to the scheme to get Legal Aid, then? Kicked to the kerb, was it?
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Saints preserve us!
Have those two ^^^^^^^ got no shame at all?
Have those two ^^^^^^^ got no shame at all?
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The site is owned by Sharon Lawrence.
It was set up about a fortnight ago.
The funny thing is that though the site was set up about a fortnight ago, the organisation has been in hand from February of this year. Seems it was kept quiet till now though.
The two trustees live together in Dover. Helen M. Williamson and Rodney W. Oliver.
It could be a coincidence but there was a Helen M Williamson living just up the road from Bennett in Harlow just a few years ago.
It was set up about a fortnight ago.
Domain name:
cold2012.org.uk
Registrant:
Sharon Lawrence
Registrant type:
UK Individual
Registrant's address:
47 Heol Y Mynydd
Gilfach Goch
RCT
CF39 8UP
United Kingdom
Registrar:
NetPivotal Ltd t/a NetPivotal Ltd [Tag = NETPIVOTAL]
URL: http://www.netpivotal.com
Relevant dates:
Registered on: 01-May-2012
Expiry date: 01-May-2014
Last updated: 01-May-2012
Registration status:
Registered until expiry date.
Name servers:
ns1.netpivotal.com
ns2.netpivotal.com
The funny thing is that though the site was set up about a fortnight ago, the organisation has been in hand from February of this year. Seems it was kept quiet till now though.
This Constitution was adopted on 2 February 2012
The two trustees live together in Dover. Helen M. Williamson and Rodney W. Oliver.
It could be a coincidence but there was a Helen M Williamson living just up the road from Bennett in Harlow just a few years ago.
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Heaven knows what they are up to this time. I think I am still in shock after first seeing the site.
And I have no idea what the legalities are.
And I have no idea what the legalities are.
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Err DUMBKOPF, wouldn't want us to look as stoopid as they do! LL
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Oops
Oddly, there are STILL no public offers of £££££ for the hounder in need..... why aren't they happy to put their money where their nasty mouths are?
Oddly, there are STILL no public offers of £££££ for the hounder in need..... why aren't they happy to put their money where their nasty mouths are?
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bb1 wrote:Heaven knows what they are up to this time. I think I am still in shock after first seeing the site.
And I have no idea what the legalities are.
Setting up a fund to help litigants with their defense costs is not a problem.
Bennett likes to make much of the existence of "the fund" which he seems to think provides the McCanns with "unlimted firepower" against his valiant efforts.
"For the ‘offence’ of researching, discussing and publicising facts about this ongoing mystery"
Had he indeed confined himself to such activities, I do not think there would have been a problem. But he could not resist also accusing the McCanns of committing various crimes, and this exposes him to action for defamation, as you cannot go around accusing people of committing crimes without expecting them to defend their repuatation. They dropped their libel action following Bennett giving a high court undertaking, which he has then seemingly breached.
The reason for the "McCanns unlimied firepower" has nothing to do with "the fund" - but everything to do with the strength of their case. Carter Ruck are operating under a "conditional fee agreement" which means that in the event of their winning their case, their costs will be approximately double, but in the evnt of their losing the case, they will receive nothing.
What is the position then? Will "the fund" have to be used to meet Bennetts costs? The answer here is no - Carter Ruck have arranged an insurance policy which covers the risk of costs awarded against their clients. And guess what - the underwriters are sufficiently confident that they are prepared to take on that risk for a quite modest premium.
Is this fair? Yes and no.
The McCanns have been astute in taking on Carter Ruck, who are a very good at what they do. And have been well advised. Carter Ruck are prepared to take on the case under a conditional fee agreement, so they are taking the commercial risk.
Could Bennett also be represented on a similar basis? Of course. Conditional fee agreements work for both plaintiff and defendant. Hed would need to find a firm who feel that his case has sufficient merit to take the risk of the "double or quits" aspect of the conditional fee. And insure the costs should he lose.
Bennetts problem is that he has a very weak case.
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bb1 wrote:Oops
Oddly, there are STILL no public offers of £££££ for the hounder in need..... why aren't they happy to put their money where their nasty mouths are?
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Just about sums it up, Tony.....
Bennetts problem is that he has a very weak case.
And so does that, J-P.
Does Bennett already know that the Legal Aid people are going to tell him to pay his own legal bills, because he is by no stretch of the imagination poverty-stricken?
He is, in fact, just playing for time in the vain hope of staving off the inevitable?
To me, it looks as if it wouldn't matter if he was a Lottery jackpot winner, there isn't a legal firm in the UK that could get him out of his self-created mess.
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If Bennett is so sure he can win his case, why does he need a fund?
Why can't he use his own few tens of thousand?
Why can't he use his own few tens of thousand?
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Would that be because he knows he is absolutely, undeniably 100% in the wrong, Tony?
IMO, he made the same mistake as Gonc - niether of them thought the McCanns would take action to stop them spreading their libel, lies and smears.
Now it is in the hands of the courts - and the pair of them know they haven't a leg to stand on, hence the panic and the begging bowls.
After all, Gonc went through a small fortune on rubbish like parties, fireworks and earrings when he was riding high, thinking he was going to get away with his bulldozing and thuggery forever.
Two of a kind, aren't they?
IMO, he made the same mistake as Gonc - niether of them thought the McCanns would take action to stop them spreading their libel, lies and smears.
Now it is in the hands of the courts - and the pair of them know they haven't a leg to stand on, hence the panic and the begging bowls.
After all, Gonc went through a small fortune on rubbish like parties, fireworks and earrings when he was riding high, thinking he was going to get away with his bulldozing and thuggery forever.
Two of a kind, aren't they?
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Read the Constitution, now where have I seen identical aims/rules etc before? So who is behind this - go figure! LLbb1 wrote:Heaven knows what they are up to this time. I think I am still in shock after first seeing the site.
And I have no idea what the legalities are.
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Has it still not clicked with him, he has to prove he, did not break the court undertaking he signed, and nothing else?
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It doesn't seem to be, Tony - what on earth he thinks he is going to achieve by dragging in a thug like Cristovao escapes me.
I am bamboozled by his supposed 'defence' - WHY DOES HE THINK HE IS ENTITLED TO INVENT, AND SPREAD, LIES ABOUT PEOPLE?
Look at the muck he invented about Smethurst - and then backed down rapidly in court. He needs to be stopped, IMO.
So who is behind this - go figure!
Bennett wrote it himself, didn't he, LL?
What is more, he must have been scheming this months ago:
ADOPTED 2 FEBRUARY 2012
I am bamboozled by his supposed 'defence' - WHY DOES HE THINK HE IS ENTITLED TO INVENT, AND SPREAD, LIES ABOUT PEOPLE?
Look at the muck he invented about Smethurst - and then backed down rapidly in court. He needs to be stopped, IMO.
So who is behind this - go figure!
Bennett wrote it himself, didn't he, LL?
What is more, he must have been scheming this months ago:
ADOPTED 2 FEBRUARY 2012
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Of course he wrote it, bonny, the style, content etc has his dirty fingers all over it. The man is a con artist, this is his latest one, you see the request for money ie a membership fee, the amount as yet not decided on? LLbb1 wrote:It doesn't seem to be, Tony - what on earth he thinks he is going to achieve by dragging in a thug like Cristovao escapes me.
I am bamboozled by his supposed 'defence' - WHY DOES HE THINK HE IS ENTITLED TO INVENT, AND SPREAD, LIES ABOUT PEOPLE?
Look at the muck he invented about Smethurst - and then backed down rapidly in court. He needs to be stopped, IMO.
So who is behind this - go figure!
Bennett wrote it himself, didn't he, LL?
What is more, he must have been scheming this months ago:
ADOPTED 2 FEBRUARY 2012
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It's a bit of a laugh, really. Bennett starts a Fund to defend his right to accuse The McCanns of starting a Fund to defend their right to search for their daughter without being accused by Bennett of starting a Fund.
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In a nutshell, Sabot. Perfectly expressed!
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Well put, Sabot.Sabot wrote:It's a bit of a laugh, really. Bennett starts a Fund to defend his right to accuse The McCanns of starting a Fund to defend their right to search for their daughter without being accused by Bennett of starting a Fund.
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Look at this - Bennett claimed:
In addition, I have the support of my M.P., Robert Halfon, who has kindly agreed to take up the issue of the denial of legal aid to me, and the wholly disproportionate legal resources available to the McCanns in this case - contrary to numerous strong rulings by the European Court of Human Rights - directly with Minister for Justice, Ken Clarke.
That is NOT what his MP says:
Absolutely shocking. Does Bennett ever stop LYING?
In addition, I have the support of my M.P., Robert Halfon, who has kindly agreed to take up the issue of the denial of legal aid to me, and the wholly disproportionate legal resources available to the McCanns in this case - contrary to numerous strong rulings by the European Court of Human Rights - directly with Minister for Justice, Ken Clarke.
That is NOT what his MP says:
Absolutely shocking. Does Bennett ever stop LYING?
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Bloody Hypocrite.
Someone should accuse Bennett of starting a Fund to give him rights that his Forum denies to anyone who disagrees with him, and his Fund.
Someone should accuse Bennett of starting a Fund to give him rights that his Forum denies to anyone who disagrees with him, and his Fund.
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