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Evening Standard
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Jess Glass

Noel Clarke and The Guardian libel trial could be delayed, Court of Appeal told

The trial of the libel case brought by Noel Clarke against the publisher of The Guardian could be delayed, the Court of Appeal has heard less than two weeks before the planned start date.

The 49-year-old is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over a series of articles, including one from April 2021 which said 20 women who knew Clarke in a professional capacity had come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct.

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