BBC to pay 'substantial' damages to Ukraine president over false claim he authorised corrupt payment to meet Trump - Graham Atkins Solicitor Graham Atkins Solicitor: The BBC is to pay considerable damages to Ukraine’s president over false allegations he authorised a corrupt payment to arrange talks with Donald Trump. Petro Poroshenko took legal action after the broadcaster wrongly claimed Michael Cohen, the US president’s former personal lawyer, received a $400,000 (£305,000) payment to help secure "substantial talks" with the US president. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/bbc-ukraine-poroshenko-trump-michael-cohen-defamation-a8844061.html

Lawyer of the week: Graham Atkins solicitor who acted for Poroshenko in BBC libel case Graham Atkins Solicitor, a partner at Atkins Thomson, acted for President Poroshenko of Ukraine in a libel action against the BBC over allegations that £300,000 was paid to extend talks between him and President Trump The BBC accepted the claim was completely untrue, apologised and paid £50,000 damages plus https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lawyer-of-the-week-graham-atkins-solicitor-who-acted-for-poroshenko-in-bbc-libel-case-sldjgcjw6