Chris Cairns to appear in London court on Friday

Jan 16, 2015 Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is due to appear in a London court on Friday. Cairns has been charged with perjury over a 2012 libel action in which he sued the former chief of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, because of his claims that the former Kiwi all-rounder was...

Jan 16, 2015

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is due to appear in a London court on Friday. Cairns has been charged with perjury over a 2012 libel action in which he sued the former chief of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi, because of his claims that the former Kiwi all-rounder was involved in match-fixing.

The New Zealand premier all-rounder was arrested and charged by the London Metropolitan Police in September last year, and remains on unconditional bail until a High Court trial scheduled to take place in October. Friday’s appearance at the court is for a plea and case management hearing, nzherald.co.nz reported.

Earlier in 2010 Cairns won 90,000 Pounds in damages when he sued former IPL chairman, Modi, who made spot-fixing allegations against him on Twitter. Prosecution barrister Esther Schutzer-Weissmann had asked for more time. He wanted the trial to be held off until October to allow several cricketers to give evidence during a break in the international calendar.

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