Schwarzwalderkirschtortegate: in court tomorrow

Dave Osler is one of three bloggers to face libel proceedings from Tower Hamlets Tory Johanna Kaschke.

Dave is in court tomorrow. A pre trial review an application notes will be heard in the High Court of Justice at 1030.

If you are unfamiliar with the case here is a brief summary from an earlier post:

In 2007 Kaschke nominated herself as Labour candidate for Bethnal Green & Bow but she received just one vote. Shortly after she defected to the Respect party then a little later to an unnamed Communist Party. Not long after she became a Conservative. This is a matter of record. However, Kaschke contends that listing her affiliations denies her the right to freedom of association under the European Convention on Human Rights.

The court case will also be asked to decide whether calling her 'one cherry short of a Schwarzwalderkirschtorte'. Is libellous. This was not written by Dave Osler but by a person leaving a comment on his blog.

Clearly this is an idiotic case brought by someone who might need to have her sanity tested. I hope the case is given the regard it deserves and is struck out tomorrow.