Appeal court decision paves way for fresh Ian Bailey trial

Ian Bailey has lost most grounds of his appeal over a High Court jury’s rejection of his civil claim for damages against the State over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, reports Ann O’Loughlin.

Ian Bailey has lost most grounds of his appeal over a High Court jury’s rejection of his civil claim for damages against the State over the conduct of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, reports Ann O’Loughlin.

The Court of Appeal decision paves the way for a possible fresh trial of the case on a limited issue – whether alleged wrongful disclosure of information by gardai prior to Mr Bailey’s libel case against various media in 2003 amounted to conspiracy .