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Old 01-02-2014, 08:30 AM   #1
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JK Rowling solicitor fined over leak
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The lawyer who revealed crime writer Robert Galbraith was actually Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been fined £1,000 for breaching privacy rules.

Chris Gossage, a partner at Russells Solicitors, has also been issued with a written rebuke from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

He confided in his wife's best friend that Rowling had written The Cuckoo's Calling under a pseudonym.

It was then publicly revealed by The Sunday Times in July last year.

Rowling took legal action later that month against Gossage and his friend Judith Callegari, who had revealed the information during a Twitter exchange with journalist India Knight.

Rowling accepted an apology from the law firm and substantial damages, in the form of a charity donation.

In a ruling issued on 26 November but made public on 30 December, the SRA said that "by disclosing confidential information about a client to a third party" Gossage had breached several principles of its rules and code of conduct.

The breaches included failing to "act in the best interests of each client" and a rule that members should "behave in a way that maintains the trust the public places in you and in the provision of legal services".
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Old 01-02-2014, 08:36 AM   #2
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Thanks Harry. Makes me wonder about how things might have played out if it had not been revealed....
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Thanks Harry. Makes me wonder about how things might have played out if it had not been revealed....
Me too! But now we'll never know...
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Me too! But now we'll never know...
Sounds like the makings for an alt reality book where the secret was kept and news of the sex change wasn't leaked until seven years later.
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Sounds like JK Rowling has finally reached the point where the standoff - between anonymity and any financial benefits that would come to her if the leaks occurred - came to an end. She'd much rather write as not-herself than benefit from the extra cash and notability. Can't blame her, she's incredibly rich already.
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Sounds like JK Rowling has finally reached the point where the standoff - between anonymity and any financial benefits that would come to her if the leaks occurred - came to an end. She'd much rather write as not-herself than benefit from the extra cash and notability. Can't blame her, she's incredibly rich already.
The whole point of the exercise was to see how the book(s) fared on their open merits without the shadows (both good and bad) of the Rowling brand.

Jerk got off easy.
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Or maybe it's all just a distraction and the real J.K. alias is out there somewhere.
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1000 doesn't seem like much of fine. But I guess it is better than getting a coupon good for future service.
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1000 doesn't seem like much of fine. But I guess it is better than getting a coupon good for future service.
The wording of the article makes it sound like there was a 1000 fine AND ALSO the substantial damages payment to Rowling, which went to charity. But it's not entirely clear.
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The wording of the article makes it sound like there was a 1000 fine AND ALSO the substantial damages payment to Rowling, which went to charity.
That's correct - there was.
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1000 doesn't seem like much of fine.
I think the chap in question will find it impossible to get employment in his old profession again. The fine is the least of his worries.


[EDIT: It seems I'm wrong. He's still a partner with Russells Solicitors.]
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I think the chap in question will find it impossible to get employment in his old profession again. The fine is the least of his worries.
I sure hope so. If we can't count on lawyers to keep their mouths shut, it's scary!
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The wording of the article makes it sound like there was a 1000 fine AND ALSO the substantial damages payment to Rowling, which went to charity. But it's not entirely clear.
The firm was hit with the damages award, the individual was hit with the fine.
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Did anyone find it funny that a solicitor leaked information in the story itself? It is definitely fodder for conspiracy theorists.
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I would imagine that she's no longer retaining the services of that firm - which is the real financial hit.
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