Overview

• Johnsons Solicitors said the BBC has discharged the court order for the compensation to Gerry Adams.
• Adams followed through on a pledge to donate the damages, with recipients including UNICEF for children of Gaza, local GAA groups, An Cumman Cabhrach, the Irish-language sector, and homeless and youth mental-health projects.
• The defamation case stemmed from a 2016 BBC Spotlight programme and article that alleged Adams sanctioned the killing of Denis Donaldson, an allegation he denied.
• The jury concluded the broadcaster did not act in good faith or in a fair and reasonable way in relation to the programme and article.
• Beyond the damages, the BBC was ordered to cover Adams’s legal costs, with the final figure yet to be determined and reported estimates suggesting it could run to millions.