The BBC's Guto Harri in New York says lawyers preparing similar lawsuits have been heartened by the verdict.

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Peter Finch said his work rated along with that of RS Thomas, Leslie Norris, John Tripp and Harri Webb.

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Over on Radio Cymru, Boris Johnson's adviser, Guto Harri, is heard making a clear distinction between the two cases.

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The top eight are well spread out though, with Ford's Francois Duval in fifth, Harri Rovanpera for Peugeot and Subaru's Mikko Hirvonen seventh.

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Another Finn, Harri Rovanpera, lies in third in his Mitsubishi.

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