would merely be a futile gesture. Anyone who wishes to access the footage can easily
do so, and there is no point in barring the News of the World from showing what is
already available.
37.
In the result, I feel bound to decline the Claimant’s application.
Addendum
38.
After the judgment was written, I received on the morning of Monday, 7 April, a copy
of the News of the World coverage of the story from the previous day. It makes no
difference and I have taken no account of it. I believe it was merely sent to me “for
information”. All I need say is that the newspaper has taken full advantage of the
opportunity to criticise Mr Mosley yet again, including by reasserting its case that the
sexual activities represented Nazi role-play. There are also extensive quotations from
one of the prostitutes.