Dan Wootton’s lawyers have sent a letter to Byline Times, its editor Peter Jukes, and the journalists Dan Evans and Tom Latchem, informing them that Dan will be going after them for a ruinously large sum in damages and costs. Despite the contentious Supreme Court ruling in ZXC v Bloomberg setting the precedent that on privacy grounds those under investigation ought not to be named until charged, Byline Times maliciously chose to name Dan for political reasons (having themselves been the ethically dubious complainant to the Metropolitan Police in the first place).

Having ignored the established legal protections in place for those accused of criminal offences in an attempt to destroy Dan’s reputation, Byline, Jukes, Evans and Latchem now face the potential consequences, including financial and reputational ruin, that may await them. Guido’s advice is to cut your losses…