Sherborne

British

/ ˈʃɛːbɔːn /

noun

a town in S England in Dorset: noted for its medieval abbey, ruined medieval castle, and Sherborne Castle, a mansion built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594. Pop: 9350 (2001)

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At the High Court, barrister David Sherborne, representing Baroness Lawrence, questioned Wright about whether the Daily Mail's reporting was partly motivated by a belief that the Lawrence family was benefiting financially from the case.

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"Mr Sherborne you should be ashamed of yourself ... given what Mr and Mrs Lawrence went through I wouldn't begrudge them any money."

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However, Sherborne produced emails in court indicating the Mail newspapers had provided access to the electoral roll and phone directory for journalists' research.

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Sherborne put it to Hartley that she had seen evidence in 2011 which suggested Mail journalists had asked private investigator Steve Whittamore for information, and that he had been paid for using unlawful methods to provide it.

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Sherborne repeatedly put it to Hartley that in fact, the documents were "important evidence about your journalists asking for Whittamore to carry out such searches".

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