News of the World Tommy Sheridan appeal on hold

An appeal against Tommy Sheridan's libel victory against the News of the World has been put on hold.

Judges agreed that the proceedings should be suspended at a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

The decision, by Lord Justice Clerk Lord Gill, Lord Kingarth and Lord Wheatley, means the case will now be suspended until the Crown inquiry into perjury allegations resulting from the case is resolved.

Following the decision Sheridan, the leader of the left-wing Solidarity party and a former MSP, said he was confident the News of the World would not succeed in its appeal.

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