Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court docket ruling which successfully discovered him chargeable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his legal professionals mistakenly didn’t serve a defence to a civil lawsuit.
Spacey is being sued at London’s High Court by a person, who can’t be recognized for authorized causes, who alleges that in 2008 he was sexually assaulted by the Hollywood star. The actor has denied the allegations.
In 2022, the 64-year-old was charged in Britain with 9 sexual offences in opposition to 4 males between 2004 and 2013 however was acquitted of all prices after a high-profile trial final yr.
One of these 4 complainants individually sued Spacey in a civil lawsuit at London’s High Court in 2022.
Earlier this yr, a decide granted the person “judgment in default” – a ruling in his favour with no trial – after Spacey’s legal professionals didn’t serve a defence to the lawsuit in time.
Adam Speker, a lawyer representing Spacey, mentioned it was a “genuine error” by the actor’s authorized staff from the distinguished British legislation agency Carter-Ruck.
Speker argued it will be unfair for the claimant to successfully win his lawsuit in opposition to Spacey with no trial when he had been “disbelieved on oath by a jury”.
Judge Jeremy Cook dominated in Spacey’s favour and overturned the judgment in default in opposition to the actor.
“The defendant’s solicitors have made an error,” Cook mentioned. “In my view, that error should not be visited upon the defendant.”
Tuesday’s ruling implies that the claimant’s case in opposition to Spacey will proceed in direction of a full trial.
The ruling comes a day after Britain’s Channel 4 broadcast a documentary that includes testimony from a number of males who made allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Spacey.
Spacey gave an interview to British broadcaster Dan Wootton forward of the printed wherein he denied any criminal activity and mentioned he wouldn’t enable himself to be “baselessly attacked without defending himself”.
“I take full responsibility for my past behaviour and my actions, but I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologise to anyone who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me,” he mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr