David Eady Appeal for his conduct during the 2009 libel case involving Richard Desmond and Tom Bower. Eady disallowed several pieces of evidence against Desmond which the Appeal Court ruled were clearly relevant to the case. The Court of Appeal judges ruled that Eady's decision was "plainly wrong" and "might lead to a miscarriage of justice". After hearing the evidence, the jury found in favour of Bower. In December 2009, Eady commented in "The Guardian" on some of this criticism, saying that "The media have nowhere to vent their frustrations other than through personal abuse of the particular judge who happens to
Mosley v News Group Newspapers Ltd back, whereupon Mosley sought an injunction to prevent the re-publication of the video. However, this was denied as Justice David Eady concluded that the video was too widely available for the injunction to serve any purpose. In July 2008, Justice Eady granted a permanent injunction restraining News Group Newspapers from showing the video. In April 2009, a libel action was brought against News Group Newspapers Limited. The allegations made by the "News of the World" led to an "unofficial" agreement between the FIA and FOTA (Formula One Teams Association, by far the most powerful and globally significant organization that interacts