Derek Cervi receives apology in High Court defamation case

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Derek Cervi received an apology in his defamation case at the High Court on 2 October 2017, after the proceedings were resolved.

The case concerned a book’s claim that Cervi had been arrested and linked to criminality, which he disputed. The publisher and authors accepted the arrest reference was incorrect, said Cervi had no association with the Hutch or Kinahan gangs, and agreed to correct the error in future editions.

Mr Justice Richard Humphreys welcomed the resolution, while the defendants apologised for the distress caused to Cervi and his family.