James Dyson sues Channel 4 for libel over news report
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from on (#64ERF)
Report suggested Dyson was complicit in abuse and exploitation at Malaysia factory, claim inventor's lawyers
The billionaire businessman James Dyson is attempting to sue Channel 4 over a news report about claims of abuse and exploitation in the Malaysia factory of a former supplier to his firm.
The lead story on Channel 4 News on 10 February suggested Dyson, second on this year's Sunday Times UK rich list, was complicit in the practices at the ATA-owned factory, the inventor's lawyer told the high court in London on Thursday.
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