Its international publishing business showed a loss this quarter as the result of litigation expenses in relation to a contract termination for a Mexican edition of its magazine.

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The management and standards committee of News Corporation, the parent company of News International, confirmed it had "terminated the contract of a member of staff in relation to his previous work".

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However the commission did say that after Glitter was charged with assaulting Ms Brown, the terms of the contract might have been taken to mean that she would be paid in relation to a conviction in respect of the charges involving herself.

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They are also required, among other things, to make full disclosure of any payments they receive from other sources in relation to the contract.

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