Ex-Times lawyer Brett cleared of knowingly misleading the court but found to have acted ‘recklessly’
The High Court has cleared Times lawyer Alastair Brett of “knowingly” misleading the court but found he had acted “recklessly” in revealing the identity of the ‘NightJack’ blogger when head of legal for the Times. The lawyer was suspended from practice and hit with costs of £30,000 in December after the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) […]