Two British media titans are squaring off for battle over an accusation of libel in a British (Royal motto: God and My Right) newspaper. Where are they preparing to fight? At the Palais de Justice in Paris, of course.

According to reports twin businessmen, Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, owners of The Daily Telegraph newspaper claim that an article in The Times of London newspaper contained false and defamatory allegations about their business practices.

So the twins stirred from their home in Monaco (National motto: With God’s Help), a densely populated country sheltering the highest per capita ratio of millionaires on earth in a tax haven and mild sunny climate, to launch a lawsuit again their fellow Brits. The recipients of their attentions were The Times’ editor Robert Thomson and its media editor, Dan Sabbagh, author of the offending piece.

Sir Dave and Sir Fred thought they’d try for damages and costs of €80,000 because according to their French lawyer it was quicker, easier and more efficient than doing so in England. This seemed to surprise the defendants who said the edition in question wasn’t even available in France. But the Barclay Boys lawyers found a distribution company who said it did indeed circulate in the land of “Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood”.

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