A bill in Britain will allow a judge to assess cost against a third party for "serious misconduct short of contempt" if it causes a trial not to be able to go forward. It's aimed at the tabloid press which apparently is causing a significant problem by buying the stories of witness and even making some payments contingent on how trials turn out.
"Last week the Crown offered no evidence in the Beckham “kidnap” case after revelations that the prosecution was based on information from someone who had been paid £10,000 by the News of the World and that he could have earned £50,000 for the kidnap story."
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