Greenpeace victory over GM food claims

John Innes
The Scotsman, 6th October 2001

http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/uk.cfm?id=113633

GREENPEACE UK and its former executive director, Lord Melchett, yesterday 
accepted undisclosed libel damages over allegations that they deliberately 
spread unfounded fears about GM foods to further their own financial 
interests. 

Their counsel, Caroline Addy, told a judge in the High Court in London that 
the case involved "unfounded" allegations in a letter published in the Herald, 
from Anthony Trewavas, Professor in Plant Biochemistry at the University of 
Edinburgh. 

The letter referred to the announcement that Lord Melchett would be stepping 
down from his role and spending more time on his organic family farm, and set 
out "trenchant criticism" of him and Greenpeace. 

As well as a public apology, the defendant agreed to pay the claimants’ legal 
costs and an "appropriate" sum in damages.