London:

Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London courtroom ruling which successfully discovered him chargeable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his attorneys mistakenly did not serve a defence to a civil lawsuit.

Spacey is being sued at London’s Excessive Court docket by a person, who can’t be recognized for authorized causes, who alleges that in 2008 he was sexually assaulted by the Hollywood star. The actor has denied the allegations.

In 2022, the 64-year-old was charged in Britain with 9 sexual offences towards 4 males between 2004 and 2013 however was acquitted of all prices after a high-profile trial final yr.

A kind of 4 complainants individually sued Spacey in a civil lawsuit at London’s Excessive Court docket in 2022.

Earlier this yr, a decide granted the person “judgment in default” – a ruling in his favour and not using a trial – after Spacey’s attorneys did not serve a defence to the lawsuit in time.

Adam Speker, a lawyer representing Spacey, stated it was a “real error” by the actor’s authorized staff from the distinguished British legislation agency Carter-Ruck.

Speker argued it could be unfair for the claimant to successfully win his lawsuit towards Spacey and not using a trial when he had been “disbelieved on oath by a jury”.

Choose Jeremy Prepare dinner dominated in Spacey’s favour and overturned the judgment in default towards the actor.

“The defendant’s solicitors have made an error,” Prepare dinner stated. “In my opinion, that error shouldn’t be visited upon the defendant.”

Tuesday’s ruling implies that the claimant’s case towards Spacey will proceed in the direction of a full trial.

The ruling comes a day after Britain’s Channel 4 broadcast a documentary that includes testimony from a number of males who made allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Spacey.

Spacey gave an interview to British broadcaster Dan Wootton forward of the printed by which he denied any criminal activity and stated he wouldn’t enable himself to be “baselessly attacked with out defending himself”.

“I take full accountability for my previous behaviour and my actions, however I can not and won’t take accountability or apologise to anybody who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated tales about me,” he stated.

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