Ulster and Ireland rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are to pursue a privacy lawsuit against the BBC following their acquittal at Belfast Crown Court. Ulster and Ireland rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding are to pursue a privacy lawsuit against the BBC following their acquittal at Belfast Crown Court. Rugby pair's privacy civil suit against the BBC 'will now go ahead'The action, initiated in 2016, had been put on hold pending the outcome of the rape trial. The civil suit was filed after the identities of the two rugby players were reported prior to them being charged. In their civil action, Mr Jackson and Mr Olding contend their arrests were a private matter and they were not given sufficient notice for a right of reply before the article appeared.

Source: Irish Independent March 29, 2018 01:30 UTC