Complaint
The subject of the article complained that its account of the circumstances leading to his being struck off was inaccurate in several respects. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 麻豆社鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
In the ECU鈥檚 view, most of the instances cited by the complainant were either immaterial to a reader鈥檚 understanding of the substance of the article or in connection with matters where the article was entitled to rely on authoritative sources with which the complainant鈥檚 account conflicted. However, the article in its original form was materially inaccurate in saying the complainant had 鈥渁dmitted the allegations鈥 against him, whereas he had denied some of them (while admitting to dishonestly misleading his client and acting without integrity). In response to the complaint, the article had been amended to correct this and the less material inaccuracies and an explanatory note had been added. In the ECU鈥檚 judgement these actions were sufficient to resolve the issue of complaint.
Resolved