The House of Lords has refused to hear further appeals from the media groups so they have effectively run out of options in the UK legal system. Their final recourse would be to go to the European Court of Human Rights.
UK: Interbrew wins leak case against media groups
Five media groups in the UK have lost their appeal against a High Court ruling in December forcing them to hand over leaked documents from the Belgian brewing group, Interbrew, relating to a possible bid for South African Breweries.
July 11, 2002