Quote ="DaveO"A fair point but if she could find out the answer by clicking on the trend wouldn't that mean there were people out there libeling him directly not via innuendo and it also begs the question why go after her and not other Tweeters? It was accepted it was trending before she tweeted what she did. So shouldn't plenty of others be in the dock?'"
Opportunity to go after someone in the public eye, to make others think twice. Plus, Sally Bercow is a complete and needed bringing down a peg or two.
I suspect most people who use Twitter do not have sufficient funds or assets to meet 5 figure court judgments.
Rule 1 of civil legal action - make sure the person you are pursuing has money or assets.
