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18 January 2011
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The European Court of Human Rights has found the Mirror's right to freedom of expression was violated by the "success fee" it had to pay when it lost a privacy case brought by Naomi Campbell.
In 2004, the Law Lords found the paper had breached the supermodel's privacy in an article about her drug addiction.
The ECHR ruled the £1m costs the paper had to pay, which were partly lawyers' "success fees", were disproportionate.
The Mirror will now have to discuss compensation with the government.
The government is already considering changes to the system after a review by Lord Justice Jackson in 2010 recommended lawyers in "no win, no fee" civil cases should no longer have a "success fee" paid by the defendants, but should get a share of damages.
At the time he said the system was not benefiting the public, with fees to lawyers sometimes more than 1,000% of damages.
The report suggested a 25% limit on the share of damages paid to lawyers in a successful claim.
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In 2004, the Law Lords found the paper had breached the supermodel's privacy in an article about her drug addiction.
The ECHR ruled the £1m costs the paper had to pay, which were partly lawyers' "success fees", were disproportionate.
The Mirror will now have to discuss compensation with the government.
The government is already considering changes to the system after a review by Lord Justice Jackson in 2010 recommended lawyers in "no win, no fee" civil cases should no longer have a "success fee" paid by the defendants, but should get a share of damages.
At the time he said the system was not benefiting the public, with fees to lawyers sometimes more than 1,000% of damages.
The report suggested a 25% limit on the share of damages paid to lawyers in a successful claim.
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