Matthew Firsht, managing director of Applause Store Productions, which finds audiences for television and radio shows, won the equivalent of $33,000 in damages against a former schoolfriend. Grant Raphael's profile for Firsht falsely suggested was looking for same-sex relationships and was signed up with groups including Gay in the Wood…Borehamwood and Gay Jews in London. The judge awarded Firsht $29,500 for libel and $4,000 for breach of privacy. Firsht's firm was awarded $10,000 for libel. [Guardian]

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