The Guardian has issued a series of corrections and clarifications regarding recent articles, including a byline error, a homophone mistake, and a clarification on legal costs terminology.
Byline Error in Michael Barrymore Article
An article on Michael Barrymore, titled "Fallen TV star strikes it lucky by eating a lot on TikTok," published on 12 September (p21), appeared under the byline of Mark Sweney. The article was in fact written by Michael Savage. The correction notes the error in attribution.
Homophone Correction: 'Leach' to 'Leach'
In an article about landfill sites, it was reported that polychlorinated biphenyls "leech into the surrounding water and soil" (A passionate investigation into a Welsh toxic chemical scandal, 18 August, G2, p10). The correct term is "leach," meaning to drain or filter. The homophone error has been corrected.
Clarification on Indemnity Basis for Legal Costs
An article (Prince and six claimants have a week to pay £9.5m towards Mail's legal bills, 22 August, p4) said that, with costs being determined on an indemnity basis, the losing party must pay towards Associated Newspapers Ltd's costs "without the publisher needing to show these were reasonable and proportionate." The clarification states: there is no requirement for the costs sought to be proportionate. However, while any doubt as to reasonableness will be resolved in favour of the receiving party, the indemnity basis does not enable a party to recover costs it has incurred unreasonably, or which are unreasonable in amount.
Other Recently Amended Articles
Other recently amended articles include: George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade; Warning: our democracy won't survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can; and Jeremy Thomas, British producer of The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, dies aged 77.
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