- Delivery firm Evri is suing the BBC for libel, seeking about £1.2 million in damages.
- The lawsuit stems from a 15-minute segment of a Panorama documentary, 'Evri: Where’s My Parcel?', broadcast on 15 December last year.
- Evri alleges the segment wrongly suggested it employs “exploitative business practices” and misled Parliament about underpaying its couriers.
- The company claims the broadcast caused “serious financial loss”, including the loss of prospective contracts valued at around £1.1 million.
- Evri is also seeking general damages and an injunction to prevent the BBC from repeating the claims, with the BBC yet to file a defence.
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