Judges_NN2 order_VV0 appeal_NN1 into_II explosives_NN2 case_NN1 By_II Terence_NP1 Shaw_NP1 ,_, Legal_JJ Correspondent_NN1 JOHN_NP1 BERRY_NP1 ,_, 54_MC ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ released_VVN on_II parole_NN1 last_MD week_NNT1 after_II serving_VVG three_MC and_CC a_AT1 half_DB years_NNT2 of_IO a_AT1 six-year_JJ sentence_NN1 for_IF making_VVG explosive_JJ devices_NN2 ,_, is_VBZ to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 new_JJ appeal_NN1 hearing_VVG in_II his_APPGE long-running_JJ legal_JJ battle_NN1 to_TO clear_VVI his_APPGE name_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC Court_NN1 of_IO Appeal_NN1 judges_NN2 headed_VVN by_II Lord_NNB Lane_NP1 ,_, the_AT Lord_NNB Chief_NNB Justice_NP1 ,_, ruled_VVD yesterday_RT that_CST the_AT court_NN1 could_VM entertain_VVI a_AT1 request_NN1 by_II Mr_NNB Baker_NP1 ,_, Home_NN1 Secretary_NN1 ,_, for_IF the_AT case_NN1 to_TO be_VBI reviewed_VVN ,_, despite_II its_APPGE 1990_MC ruling_JJ that_CST Berry_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Norfolk_NP1 businessman_NN1 and_CC ex-Royal_JJ Marine_JJ ,_, could_VM not_XX have_VHI his_APPGE case_NN1 reopened_VVN ._. 
Lord_NNB Lane_NP1 said_VVD another_DD1 division_NN1 of_IO the_AT court_NN1 had_VHD then_RT felt_VVN powerless_JJ to_TO intervene_VVI and_CC hear_VVI new_JJ grounds_NN2 of_IO appeal_NN1 because_CS the_AT Lords_NN2 restored_VVD Berry_NP1 's_GE conviction_NN1 after_II an_AT1 earlier_JJR successful_JJ appeal_NN1 ._. 
The_AT difficulties_NN2 in_II the_AT case_NN1 were_VBDR caused_VVN by_II the_AT Court_NN1 of_IO Appeal_NN1 's_GE earlier_JJR failure_NN1 to_TO rule_VVI on_II two_MC of_IO Berry_NP1 's_GE three_MC grounds_NN2 of_IO appeal_NN1 ,_, said_VVD Lord_NNB Lane_NP1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 did_VDD not_XX preclude_VVI the_AT Home_NN1 Secretary_NN1 from_II re-opening_VVG the_AT case_NN1 ._. 
Berry_NP1 ,_, from_II Bramerton_NP1 ,_, Norfolk_NP1 ,_, was_VBDZ originally_RR convicted_VVN at_II Chelmsford_NP1 Crown_NN1 Court_NN1 in_II 1983_MC of_IO making_VVG electronic_JJ timers_NN2 for_IF detonating_VVG bombs_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD been_VBN tried_VVN jointly_RR with_IW another_DD1 businessman_NN1 ,_, Jeffrey_NP1 Smith_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ eventually_RR cleared_VVN at_II a_AT1 retrial_NN1 ._. 
Berry_NP1 's_GE conviction_NN1 was_VBDZ quashed_VVN on_II a_AT1 legal_JJ technicality_NN1 by_II the_AT Court_NN1 of_IO Appeal_NN1 in_II early_RR 1984_MC ,_, but_CCB later_RRR that_DD1 year_NNT1 the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Lords_NP restored_JJ the_AT conviction_NN1 in_II allowing_VVG an_AT1 appeal_NN1 by_II the_AT Crown_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 fled_VVD to_II Spain_NP1 while_CS on_II bail_NN1 awaiting_VVG the_AT House_NN1 of_IO Lords_NP ruling_NN1 but_CCB was_VBDZ returned_VVN to_II England_NP1 in_II 1989_MC and_CC resumed_VVN his_APPGE sentence_NN1 ._. 
'_GE Temple_NN1 of_IO the_AT law_NN1 is_VBZ turning_VVG into_II a_AT1 casino_NN1 '_GE THE_AT JASON_NP1 DONOVAN_NP1 LIBEL_NN1 CASE_NP1 :_: Damages_NN2 award_NN1 reinforces_VVZ the_AT need_NN1 for_IF reform_NN1 ,_, say_VV0 lawyers_NN2 By_II Terence_NP1 Shaw_NP1 ,_, Legal_JJ Correspondent_NN1 THE_AT 200,000_MC damages_NN2 awarded_VVN to_II Jason_NP1 Donovan_NP1 will_VM be_VBI seen_VVN by_II many_DA2 lawyers_NN2 as_CSA another_DD1 illustration_NN1 of_IO the_AT urgent_JJ need_NN1 for_IF libel_NN1 law_NN1 reform_NN1 ._. 
The_AT award_NN1 was_VBDZ made_VVN despite_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT strongest_JJT warnings_NN2 ever_RR by_II a_AT1 judge_NN1 to_II a_AT1 libel_NN1 jury_NN1 about_II excessive_JJ pay-outs_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 will_VM lead_VVI to_II renewed_JJ demands_NN2 that_CST the_AT judge_NN1 should_VM fix_VVI the_AT amount_NN1 of_IO damages_NN2 if_CS a_AT1 jury_NN1 has_VHZ decided_VVN that_DD1 defamation_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN proved_VVN or_CC at_RR21 least_RR22 be_VBI given_VVN power_NN1 to_TO lay_VVI down_RP minimum_JJ and_CC maximum_JJ limits_NN2 for_IF juries_NN2 ._. 
Since_CS the_AT Court_NN1 of_IO Appeal_NN1 judgment_NN1 in_II the_AT Sonia_NP1 Sutcliffe_NP1 case_NN1 ,_, when_CS damages_NN2 of_IO 600,000_MC awarded_VVN to_II the_AT wife_NN1 of_IO the_AT Yorkshire_NP1 Ripper_NN1 against_II Private_JJ Eye_NN1 were_VBDR reduced_VVN by_II consent_NN1 to_II 60,000_MC ,_, judges_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN encouraged_VVN to_TO give_VVI general_JJ guidance_NN1 to_II juries_NN2 ._. 
Mr_NNB Justice_NNB Drake_NP1 used_VVD this_DD1 power_NN1 to_II full_JJ in_II summing_VVG up_RP in_II the_AT Donovan_NP1 case_NN1 ,_, warning_VVG the_AT jurors_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 should_VM not_XX think_VVI they_PPHS2 had_VHD to_TO '_" fix_VVI sums_NN2 with_IW lots_PN of_IO noughts_NN2 on_II the_AT end_NN1 because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ fashionable_JJ '_GE ._. 
He_PPHS1 urged_VVD them_PPHO2 to_TO compare_VVI any_DD sum_NN1 they_PPHS2 had_VHD in_II mind_NN1 with_IW damages_NN2 that_CST might_VM be_VBI awarded_VVN for_IF physical_JJ injuries_NN2 that_CST lasted_VVD a_AT1 lifetime_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX able_JK to_TO give_VVI any_DD more_DAR specific_JJ guidance_NN1 to_II the_AT jury_NN1 on_II how_RRQ they_PPHS2 should_VM seek_VVI to_TO compare_VVI the_AT harm_NN1 suffered_VVN by_II Donovan_NP1 as_II a_AT1 result_NN1 of_IO the_AT libel_NN1 with_IW that_DD1 suffered_VVD by_II those_DD2 claiming_VVG damages_NN2 in_II personal_JJ injury_NN1 cases_NN2 ._. 
In_II his_APPGE libel_NN1 action_NN1 seeking_VVG aggravated_JJ damages_NN2 ,_, Donovan_NP1 claimed_VVD he_PPHS1 suffered_VVD serious_JJ injury_NN1 to_II his_APPGE professional_JJ and_CC personal_JJ reputation_NN1 ,_, considerable_JJ distress_NN1 and_CC embarrassment_NN1 and_CC that_CST the_AT article_NN1 implied_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ guilty_JJ of_IO gross_JJ hypocrisy_NN1 and_CC deceit_VV0 by_II denying_VVG that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ homosexual_JJ ._. 
Donovan_NP1 told_VVD the_AT jury_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ not_XX and_CC never_RR had_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 homosexual_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE counsel_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Charles_NP1 Gray_NP1 ,_, QC_NNA ,_, suggested_VVD that_CST the_AT libel_NN1 had_VHD damaged_VVN his_APPGE reputation_NN1 at_II a_AT1 time_NNT1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ about_RPK to_TO break_VVI into_II serious_JJ acting_NN1 after_II a_AT1 string_NN1 of_IO top_NN1 10_MC hits_NN2 as_II a_AT1 pop_NN1 star_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 stint_NN1 in_II the_AT Australian_JJ TV_NN1 soap_NN1 ,_, Neighbours_NN2 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ an_AT1 accepted_JJ tariff_NN1 of_IO damages_NN2 for_IF personal_JJ injuries_NN2 laid_VVN down_RP on_II a_AT1 case-to-case_JJ basis_NN1 by_II judges_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB damages_NN2 awarded_VVN by_II juries_NN2 in_II libel_NN1 cases_NN2 for_IF injury_NN1 to_II reputation_NN1 are_VBR '_GE at_RR21 large_RR22 '_GE and_CC only_RR subject_II21 to_II22 the_AT general_JJ guidance_NN1 by_II judges_NN2 and_CC limited_JJ powers_NN2 for_IF the_AT Court_NN1 of_IO Appeal_NN1 to_TO correct_VVI those_DD2 that_CST are_VBR excessive_JJ ._. 
One_MC1 libel_NN1 expert_NN1 ,_, Mr_NNB Geoffrey_NP1 Robertson_NP1 ,_, QC_NNA ,_, author_NN1 of_IO the_AT leading_JJ textbook_NN1 on_II Media_NN Law_NN1 ,_, said_VVD after_II yesterday_RT 's_GE verdict_NN1 that_CST huge_JJ awards_NN2 were_VBDR turning_NN1 '_GE the_AT temple_NN1 of_IO the_AT law_NN1 into_II a_AT1 casino_NN1 '_GE ._. 
Britain_NP1 did_VDD not_XX have_VHI free_JJ speech_NN1 because_II21 of_II22 the_AT libel_NN1 laws_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 has_VHZ expensive_JJ speech_NN1 ._. 
Most_DAT western_JJ democracies_NN2 have_VH0 laws_NN2 which_DDQ offer_VV0 a_AT1 better_JJR balance_NN1 between_II freedom_NN1 of_IO expression_NN1 and_CC the_AT right_NN1 to_II reputation_NN1 ._. 
'_" A_ZZ1 new_JJ media_NN law_NN1 package_NN1 was_VBDZ needed_VVN to_TO guarantee_VVI freedom_NN1 of_IO expression_NN1 and_CC information_NN1 and_CC to_TO liberalise_VVI the_AT libel_NN1 and_CC contempt_NN1 laws_NN2 ,_, balanced_VVN by_II a_AT1 law_NN1 to_TO protect_VVI unjustifiable_JJ invasion_NN1 of_IO privacy_NN1 ._. 
The_AT key_JJ reform_NN1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT introduction_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 Bill_NN1 of_IO Rights_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 free_JJ speech_NN1 guarantee_NN1 of_IO the_AT sort_NN1 enjoyed_VVN by_II America_NP1 and_CC most_RGT European_JJ countries_NN2 ._. 
The_AT libel_NN1 laws_NN2 should_VM be_VBI changed_VVN to_TO provide_VVI a_AT1 '_GE fast_JJ track_NN1 '_GE system_NN1 allowing_VVG victims_NN2 of_IO media_NN falsehoods_NN2 to_TO correct_VVI them_PPHO2 quickly_RR without_IW having_VHG to_TO wait_VVI a_AT1 long_JJ time_NNT1 for_IF their_APPGE cases_NN2 to_TO go_VVI to_II court_NN1 and_CC gamble_VVI on_II the_AT result_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT only_JJ cases_NN2 where_RRQ heavy_JJ damages_NN2 should_VM be_VBI awarded_VVN are_VBR where_CS the_AT words_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN published_VVN out_II21 of_II22 malice_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD Mr_NNB Robertson_NP1 ._. 
Luxury_JJ life_NN1 awaits_VVZ private_JJ jail_NN1 inmates_NN2 By_II Richard_NP1 Savill_NP1 DUVETS_NN2 ,_, phonecards_NN2 ,_, hot_JJ showers_NN2 and_CC video_NN1 films_NN2 will_VM greet_VVI inmates_NN2 at_II Britain_NP1 's_GE first_MD privately-run_JJ prison_NN1 when_CS it_PPH1 opens_VVZ on_II Monday_NPD1 ._. 
The_AT Wolds_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 remand_NN1 centre_NN1 at_II Brough_NP1 ,_, North_ND1 Humberside_NP1 ,_, is_VBZ far_RR removed_VVN from_II the_AT insanitary_JJ conditions_NN2 which_DDQ prevail_VV0 at_II many_DA2 jails_NN2 ._. 
The_AT 320_MC inmates_NN2 will_VM be_VBI allowed_VVN out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE cells_NN2 for_IF 14_MC hours_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 with_IW a_AT1 minimum_NN1 of_IO six_MC hours_NNT2 education_NN1 and_CC 13_MC hours_NNT2 exercise_VV0 a_AT1 week_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT 32_MC million_NNO remand_NN1 prison_NN1 has_VHZ 156_MC single_JJ and_CC 72_MC shared_JJ cells_NN2 ,_, each_DD1 with_IW its_APPGE own_DA lavatory_NN1 and_CC washbasin_NN1 ._. 
Recreation_NN1 areas_NN2 have_VH0 telephones_NN2 and_CC pool_NN1 tables_NN2 ._. 
Nail_NN1 clippers_NN2 ,_, combs_NN2 ,_, toothpaste_NN1 and_CC toothbrushes_NN2 ,_, razors_NN2 and_CC washbags_NN2 are_VBR neatly_RR laid_VVN out_RP on_II tables_NN2 in_II the_AT cells_NN2 to_TO await_VVI the_AT arrival_NN1 of_IO inmates_NN2 ,_, many_DA2 of_IO whom_PNQO will_VM not_XX be_VBI carrying_VVG such_DA items_NN2 because_CS they_PPHS2 may_VM not_XX have_VHI expected_VVN to_TO be_VBI remanded_VVN in_II custody_NN1 ._. 
'_GE The_AT cells_NN2 are_VBR luxurious_JJ compared_VVN to_II some_DD of_IO the_AT things_NN2 we_PPIS2 put_VV0 up_RP with_IW in_II the_AT Army_NN1 ,_, '_GE said_VVD one_MC1 staff_NN member_NN1 during_II a_AT1 Press_NN1 tour_NN1 of_IO the_AT jail_NN1 ._. 
The_AT prison_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT1 medical_JJ block_NN1 with_IW 24_MC beds_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 gym_NN1 with_IW equipment_NN1 that_CST staff_NN said_VVD would_VM be_VBI the_AT envy_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 council_NN1 leisure_NN1 centres_NN2 ._. 
Group_NN1 4_MC Remand_NP1 Services_NN2 Ltd_JJ ,_, the_AT security_NN1 firm_NN1 selected_VVN by_II the_AT Home_NN1 Office_NN1 to_TO manage_VVI The_AT Wolds_NN2 in_II a_AT1 5_MC million-a-year_JJ contract_NN1 ,_, likes_VVZ to_TO think_VVI of_IO its_APPGE prisoners_NN2 as_CSA customers_NN2 ._. 
'_" It_PPH1 may_VM seem_VVI a_RR21 little_RR22 odd_JJ for_IF prison_NN1 staff_NN to_TO be_VBI looking_VVG at_II their_APPGE prisoners_NN2 as_CSA customers_NN2 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 are_VBR the_AT direct_JJ consumers_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE service_NN1 ,_, '_GE explained_VVD Mr_NNB Stephen_NP1 Twinn_NP1 ,_, prison_NN1 director_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS spent_VVD 23_MC years_NNT2 in_II the_AT public_JJ sector_NN1 at_II various_JJ grades_NN2 of_IO prison_NN1 governor_NN1 ._. 
The_AT 60_MC male_JJ warders_NN2 or_CC '_GE custody_NN1 officers_NN2 '_GE as_CSA they_PPHS2 are_VBR called_VVN ,_, wear_VV0 a_AT1 dapper_JJ outfit_NN1 of_IO black_JJ blazers_NN2 ,_, grey_JJ trousers_NN2 ,_, white_JJ shirts_NN2 and_CC grey_JJ tie_NN1 ._. 
Women_NN2 managers_NN2 have_VH0 a_AT1 choice_NN1 as_II21 to_II22 whether_CSW they_PPHS2 wear_VV0 trousers_NN2 or_CC a_AT1 skirt_NN1 ._. 
Name_NN1 badges_NN2 are_VBR worn_VVN by_II staff_NN ._. 
