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
Joseph Bower his County Championship debut Lancashire, in what was to be his final first-class appearance. In three first-class matches for Hampshire, Bower took eight wickets at an average of 20.75. Joseph Bower Joseph Bower (dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer. Bower was a fast-medium bowler, although which arm he used to bowl with is unknown. Bower made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1897 against Cambridge University, with Bower taking three wickets for 55 runs on debut. Bower made one more first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1897, against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia. Bower scored five runs