Sacked WPP Boss Sued for Libel WPP exec chair Martin Sorrell is suing the two men he sacked from running his Italian operation, Marco Benatti and Marco Tinelli, claims 'vicious' email and 'grossly intruding' image of himself and Benatti's successor Daniela Weber, 'mad dwarf and the nympho schizo' 15.03.07 Telegraph, Libel & Defamation
Benatti v WPP WPP head of Italy, Benatti, admits he has an interest in Media Club, for which he accepted 'introduction fee' from WPP, CEO Sorrell asserts Benatti was asked at the time 17.02.06 Times, Media Law
Benatti-gate Sacked head of WPP Italy, Marco Benatti, has asked police to investigate break ins to firm's Milan offices in January 08.02.06 Telegraph, Fraud, Media Law
Benatti-gate Probe by Kroll, Deloitte and two law firms appear to have uncovered web of fraud at WPP in Italy, centred on country head Marco Benatti Sunday Times Suits and counter-suits expected in drawn out case 06.02.06 Telegraph, Fraud, Media Law
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Photo of WPP's Daniela Webber Justice Eady has allowed Times to publish photo of Daniela Webber, woman who came between WPP CEO Martin Sorrell and his Italy chief Marco Benatti, continued ban on reporting privacy claims 21.03.07 Times, Libel & Defamation, Media Law, Privacy
Sorrell and Weber Were Lovers Daniela Weber, along with CEO Martin Sorrell suing ex-heads of WPP Italy for intrusion of privacy, gives testimony by video and under reporting ban, Danilo Tani, WPP Italy's chief financial officer says Sorrell and Weber were having affair, but this did not alter attitude to staff 20.03.07 Guardian, Libel & Defamation, Privacy
Digital Evidence in Sorrell Case Sorrell's libel action against former Italian office chief Benatti thought to be first involving a blog, evidence requires forensic analysis of email accounts, anonymising software, laptop records 19.03.07 BBC, Libel & Defamation, Media Law
Sorrell Compared to Mafia Boss Global ad agency boss Martin Sorrell has taken stand in fron of Mr Justice Eady, claims senior executives sacked from his Italian business disseminated 'vicious' blogs, pictures, compared him to a mafia gangster 16.03.07 Times, Cyber Libel, Libel & Defamation
