Mr. Rory Montgomery:

There is an issue within. We have had discussions inside the Press Council about whether there is a risk of judicial review of our decisions.

There are different legal views on this matter and it is something we as a council have to look at in more depth. I am not aware that anybody has ever sued the Press Council or taken a judicial review case but, because of the money, if there were such a case taken against us, that would have devastating financial consequences. I am optimistic that with the qualified privilege that was mentioned, we are in a fairly strong position to resist this but it cannot be ruled out of hand.