Senior Counsel Rajendra Poonai has been awarded judgment against Kaieteur News for libel that he said defamed his character.
The judgment was made by Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln following an application by Poonai for judgment in default of defence after the National Media and Publishing Company Ltd and editor Adam Harris, the first and third named respondents in the lawsuit, respectively, failed to file their defences to his claim by the stipulated deadline.
Glen Lall, proprietor of the newspaper, is named as the second respondent.
