She also revealed that a counter-claim had been filed against Hadi.
“The defence and counterclaim were filed in the UK High Court this afternoon,” she told FMT in an e-mail.
Clare, who did not provide details, said the filing includes a summary of the lengthy full document.
Last week, in updating FMT on the suit, Clare said she would file her defence very soon.
Meanwhile, lawyer SN Nair said Clare would stand to obtain costs and damages if the court dismissed Hadi’s suit and allowed the counterclaim (fresh suit).
“She would only stand to get costs if Hadi is unable to prove his case.
“Clare has gone another step to file an action against the PAS leader,” he said.
On Aug 2, the court rejected Clare’s application to demand that Hadi deposit a higher security to meet the expected costs before the start of his suit.
The court also ordered her to file her defence by Aug 30.
However, Clare was given more time after she appointed a new lawyer.
The Islamist party leader was only ordered to place RM80,000 as security, in the event he lost the case against Clare.
The suit, filed at the London High Court in April, was related to an article she wrote in August 2016.
Sarawak Report ran the article in which it claimed RM90 million was “reckoned” to have entered the accounts of top PAS leaders to woo them into supporting Umno and Barisan Nasional.
London courts accept Hadi’s deposit offer in suit against SR editor