Judge throws out Giggs legal action

A HIGH Court judge has blown the final whistle on a “notorious” legal action launched by Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs against a tabloid. Giggs, 38, claimed that the Sun “misused” private information and said he was entitled to claim damages for distress and breach of a right to privacy enshrined in human rights legislation.

Mr Justice Tugendhat said Giggs’s claim for damages was unlikely to result in any “significant award” and concluded there was “no purpose” in allowing the litigation to continue.

Giggs sued after the Sun published an article about a relationship with reality television star Imogen Thomas in April 2011. The litigation became “famous” when a judge ruled that Giggs should not be identified – but referred to as “CTB” – to protect his privacy.