Lawyer in Ian Bailey case fails in bid to prosecute journalist

A former lawyer alleges he was professionally vilified in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case commentary, but his legal action was dismissed

Robert Sheehan (pictured), while working in the Director of Public Prosecution’s office in 2001, wrote a scathing analysis of the investigation of Ian Bailey for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. File picture: Courtpix

A lawyer who was central to the Ian Bailey case has failed in an attempt to take a private prosecution against a journalist who wrote a book on the case.

Robert Sheehan, while working in the Director of Public Prosecution’s (DPP) office in 2001, wrote a scathing analysis of the investigation of Bailey for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.