French Judge Postpones Times Defamation Trial Until Next Month

Judge Anne Marie Sautreau has postponed announcing a decision until next month on whether the Barclay brothers’ defamation action against the Times and two of its employees may continue. The criminal proceeding began in June of 2005, and are based on a series of articles published in the Times that the Barclays claim defame them as business rivals. The Barclays own the Telegraph and other media outlets.