The London High Court judge David Eady will rule on the Max Mosley privacy case on Thursday.

The five-day trial, brought by the FIA president following the British tabloid News of the World's expose about his party with five prostitutes, concluded last Monday.

Numerous media sources have tipped a victory for Mosley, who is seeking compensatory as well as unprecedented punitive damages after the newspaper described the sadomasochistic session as a "sick Nazi orgy".

The legal editor for the Daily Telegraph predicts a damages sum for Mosley in the six-figure range.

The expected High Court decision coincides with new claims in The Independent newspaper that Mosley was "set up by (his) formula one enemies" in connection with the negotiations for a new Concorde agreement.

The Independent also said that if Mosley wins his High Court case, "it is likely (he) will sue the newspaper in French and Italian courts".

Source: GMM