Category Archives: Hackgate

At Leveson today, Rupert Murdoch, somewhat surprisingly, denied knowing that Burton Copeland could not disclose the fruits of their investigation because their clients (NI/NGN) had not waived professional privilege. Surprising because he had a very clear grasp of what he … Continue reading →

The Guardian has run an interesting story on the deletion of apparently relevant evidence in the Hackgate cases: the Mysteries of Data Pool 3.  Key points appear to be: “…Murdoch’s Management and Standards Committee has now handed them what may … Continue reading →

So Julian Pike, Partner at Farrers, is in the news again following a Newsnight scoop which suggests that he has had a role in the surveillance of lawyers opposing him in Hacking related claims.  The Lawyer puts it like this: … Continue reading →

There’s another story in the Guardian about Hackgate, suggesting a deepening of concern over  Julian Pike (of Farrers) revelations to the DCMS Select Committee (see my post on that here).    The key allegation appears to be this: In correspondence seen … Continue reading →

According to the Guardian report of yesterday’s DCMS select committee hearing, a partner in Farrer & Co,  Julian Pike has admitted that he knew his client, News International was misleading Parliament but has indicated that he could do nothing about … Continue reading →

It appears News International have waived confidentiality to permit Harbottle & Lewis to talk to Parliamentary Commitees and the Police. There appears to be some doubt about the terms of that release (the Lawyer reports it in the following terms … Continue reading →

US scandals (Watergate, Savings and Loan, Enron and latterly Lehman) have tended to prompt the question: where were the lawyers? Indeed, Watergate is widely credited with being the first crisis to prompt a flourishing of legal ethics scholarship. Interestingly, this … Continue reading →