Original sentence: In proceedings in the New South Wales Supreme Court prior to Thomson's defamation hearing, Fairfax Media claims that it has subpoenaed records to show that details of Thomson's driver's license had been noted on the credit card receipt, that phone records show that Thomson's phone had been used to call two phone numbers associated with a Sydney escort agency and that mobile phone records show that Thomson had travelled from his constituency to Sydney on one of the nights on which one of the impugned charges to the credit card had been made, claims which Thomson has continued to categorically deny.Shortly before the defamation trial was scheduled to commence, a notice of discontinuance was filed on Thomson's behalf with the New South Wales Supreme Court
Edited sentence: In proceedings in the New South Wales Supreme Court prior to Thomson's defamation hearing, Fairfax Media claims that subpoenaed records show that details of Thomson's driver's license had been noted on the credit card receipt, that phone records show that Thomson's phone had been used to call two phone numbers associated with a Sydney escort agency and that mobile phone records show that Thomson had travelled from his constituency to Sydney on one of the nights on which one of the impugned charges to the credit card had been made.Shortly before the defamation trial is scheduled to commence, notice of discontinuance is filed on Thomson's behalf with the New South Wales Supreme Court