Papers of Sir Cecil Beaton

Milmo studied the rules of Equity. A complaint from Beaton would not be a privileged occasion as he is not a member. Beaton would be open to a long and expensive libel action. His defence could only be a plea of justification, i.e. he would have to justify all the statements made in his complaint. Statements would have to be taken from Minster, Seale and the members of the cast. The hearing of the case would take at least a fortnight. Milmo will try to see if Equity has ever taken complaints from non members. Any complaints put forward to the Society of West End Theatre Managers by Minster, a member, would be privileged, so there is no need to change the statement.