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August 17, 2006updated 22 Nov 2022 8:41pm

Mail libel claim over Kay diary piece

By Press Gazette

Britain’s ninth richest man, Bruno
Schroder, and his mistress Suzanne von
Maltzan are facing a legal battle for
libel damages of more than £300,000.

Schroder’s former girlfriend, Elaine
Decoulos, is suing them, and their lawyer
James Harcus, over a story in Richard
Kay’s column of the Daily Mail.

Miss Decoulos is also suing Associated
Newspapers over the 2005 story, which
was headed “Billionaire haunted by
mistress”.

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