Tom Bower "", an investigation into corruption in English football. Bower's joint biography of Conrad Black and Barbara Amiel "" was published in November 2006. In February 2007, Black filed a libel suit in Toronto against Bower over the contents of the book. The suit was frozen when Black was convicted of fraud and imprisoned. The "Daily Express" proprietor Richard Desmond brought a libel action against Bower over a passing reference in "Dancing on the Edge". Desmond claimed that the book included an account of an incident that weakened his "super-tough" reputation as a businessman and was therefore defamatory. Bower denied libel
Sheridan v News Group Newspapers Ltd Sheridan, even though they may have concluded that he had lied in court about "several matters". New Group Newspapers (now part of News UK) lost their appeal against the award of £200,000 damages to Sheridan on 19 August 2016. Sheridan v News Group Newspapers Ltd Sheridan v News Group Newspapers ("Thomas Sheridan v News Group Newspapers Ltd") is a civil court case brought by Tommy Sheridan against the publishers of the "News of the World", which began in the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 4 July 2006. He alleged that the "News of the World" defamed his character