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December 18, 2017

Appleby sues BBC and Guardian for return of millions of Paradise Papers files which it says were taken in ‘criminal act’

By Dominic Ponsford

The Guardian and BBC are both going to fight against a bit by Appleby to force disclosure of the Paradise papers.

Some 380 journalists working on 96 media organisations around the world shared the leak of millions of documents in order to investigate tax avoidance activities involving offshore companies.

According to The Guardian, Appleby is suing both it and the BBC for breach of confidence. And it said to be demanding the disclosure of any documents which informed The Guardian’s reporting.

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