Will Max Mosley get a maximum payout from the News of the World?

So what sum might Mr Max Mosley expect to receive? My best guess is something in the six-figure range. By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor Everyone expects Max Mosley to win his claim against the News of the World when Mr Justice Eady delivers his ruling on Thursday. But what nobody can guess is how much News Group Newspapers might have to pay for publishing the story it famously headlined “F1 boss has sick Nazi orgy with 5 hookers”. The president of motor racing’s governing body is seeking “exemplary” damages. An attempt by the newspaper to have this aspect of the claim thrown out was rejected by the judge at the beginning of this month because he wanted to hear the evidence first. Exemplary damages, designed to “make an example” of somebody, may be awarded where the defendant has calculated that the profit from the... [read full story]