Williams’s move to rival paper halted

A TEMPORARY High Court injunction was secured by the Sunday World newspaper yesterday preventing crime editor Paul Williams from joining the News of the World with a reported annual salary of €250,000 from the News International group.

Williams’s move to rival paper halted

In court documents it was revealed Mr Williams currently receives an annual salary of €145,000 under a 2006 agreement with the Sunday World, along with additional payments for promotional work.

The newspaper took the action following the announcement that Mr Williams was to move to the rival publication.

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