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Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential
nomination, had brought a data protection lawsuit against Orbis
Business Intelligence about claims in a dossier written by its
co-founder, former British intelligence officer Christopher
Steele.
Judge Karen Steyn ruled that the former U.S. president's case
could not continue, saying in a written ruling that "there are
no compelling reasons to allow the claim to proceed".
Trump said in a witness statement made public in October that he
brought the case to prove claims in the so-called Steele
dossier, published by the BuzzFeed website in 2017, that he
engaged in "perverted sexual acts" in Russia, are false.
Many of the allegations were never substantiated and lawyers for
Trump, 77, said that the report is "egregiously inaccurate" and
contained "numerous false, phoney or made-up allegations".
Steyn noted that Trump said the allegations are untrue, adding:
"I have not considered, or made any determination, as to the
accuracy or inaccuracy of the (allegations)."
Orbis argued that Trump brought the claim simply to address his
"longstanding grievances" against the company and Steele.
Steyn said in her ruling that she did not need to decide that
because Trump has "no reasonable grounds for bringing a claim
for compensation or damages".
The London lawsuit is one of many legal cases involving Trump,
who faces four separate criminal prosecutions in the United
States.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Kate Holton and Kylie
MacLellan)
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