News Group Newspapers Ltd

Type: Company

Name: News Group Newspapers Ltd

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Sun libel victor faces £300,000 legal bill

Social worker Sylvia Henry won a libel action against The Sun, which made false allegations about her over the Baby P case , but she now faces the possibility of being almost £300,000 out of pocket. That's the amount of shortfall in the legal costs ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Baby P, Libel, Daniel Taylor

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 2 Documents

Ryan Giggs

UK & World News: Ryan Giggs settles phone-hacking claim against News Group Newspapers

Hugh Tomlinson QC told Mr Justice Vos at Londons High Court today that the case had reached settlement since the proceedings last came before him on April 20.Lawyers later confirmed that this was on confidential terms.There are still 46 active claims ... [ Published May 18 2012 by The Journal ]

Entities: News Group Newspapers Ltd, Ryan Giggs, Phone-Hacking

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Actual – Budget = Catastrophe

Andy Ellis, the managing director of Practico and the costs lawyer who acted for the defendant News Group Newspapers in the , highlights the key lessons from the rulingHenry v NGN, handed down on 16 May 2012, represents the first significant judicial ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Legal Futures ]

Entities: Claimant, Defamation, Bill of costs, Baby P, Simon Brown

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch spent $86m on hacking probe

Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group has spent more than STG53 million ($A85.72 million) on its own investigation of the phone-hacking and illegal payments scandal, figures reveal.Accounts for NI Group Limited - which incorporates the Sun, the Times ... [ Published May 16 2012 by West Australian ]

Entities: Rupert Murdoch, Computer Hacking, Phone-Hacking

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Brooks to learn if she faces charges

Rebekah Brooks will find out today whether she is to be charged over the alleged destruction of evidence relating to phone-hacking.Alison Levitt QC, principal legal adviser to the Director of Public Prosecutions, is due to announce at 10am whether the ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Irish Independent ]

Entities: Rebekah Brooks, Phone-Hacking, News International Ltd

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Sun on Sunday pink hairdryer horror

ON May 1, the Sun on Sunday c arried a front-page reader offer for a “FREE” pink travel hairdryer work £15. Private Eye explained how the dryers has been knocking about for a while, having been offered to News of The World readers back in July 2011. ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Anorak ]

Entities: News Group Newspapers Ltd

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 18 Documents

Ex editor fights for Murdoch firm to pay legal fees

Coulson argues News International should pay potential legal costs in phone-hacking probe London Two British judges ruled yesterday that a former tabloid editor who was once Prime Minister David Cameron's media strategist can continue a court battle to ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Gulf News ]

Entities: Andy Coulson, News International Ltd, Phone-Hacking, Rupert Murdoch, Glenn Mulcaire

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 12 Documents

Andy Coulson in appeal win over costs

ANDY Coulson, ex-News of the World editor, yesterday won permission to appeal against a High Court decision that News Group Newspapers does not have to pay potential legal costs in the phone-hacking affair. The Court of Appeal judgment said the 43-year- ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Daily Express ]

Entities: Andy Coulson, News Group Newspapers Ltd, Phone-Hacking, Court of Appeal, Computer Hacking

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 2 Documents

Murdoch firm names 52 linked to hacking probe

Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) has drawn up a list of 52 staff who it believes may be part of the evidence trail for phone hacking or the illegal gathering of information.Lawyers acting for NGN have said they are searching the emails and ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Irish Independent ]

Entities: Rupert Murdoch, Computer Hacking, News International Ltd, Custodian, Corroboration

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 2 Documents

Murdoch not fit to run News Corp., UK lawmakers conclude

PR: News Corporation Statement of UK's Parliamentary Select Committee of C... 5/1/2012News Corporation Statement of UK's Parliamentary Select Committee of Culture, Media and Sport's News of the World ReportThe British parliamentary select committee has ... [ Published May 01 2012 by SNL Financial ]

Entities: News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch, News International Ltd

First Reported Apr 28 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 1 Documents

British Official to Hand Over Messages on Murdoch TV Bid

LONDON A British cabinet minister who has been accused of being too cozy with Rupert Murdochs media empire said on Friday that he would turn over all text messages and e-mails relating to his role in Mr. Murdochs aborted $12 billion takeover bid for BSkyB, ... [ Published Apr 28 2012 by New York Times ]

Entities: Ofcom, British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, News Group Newspapers Ltd, News Corporation

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 14 Documents

BSkyB investigation: Ofcom asks for more NI documents

Ofcom has requested further documents from News International as part of their investigation into whether BSkyB is a "fit and proper" party to hold broadcast licences in this country.Ofcom launched the investigation last summer in the wake of revelations ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Journalism.co.uk ]

Entities: Ofcom, British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Corroboration, Milly Dowler, Phone-Hacking

Quotes

"I do not suggest that the defendant was not entitled to act as it did, but it cannot now try to pass off this constantly changing scenario as being no moremore than a minor inconvenience to the claimant." But the costs judge said that Henry's lawyers had "largely ignored the provisions of the practice direction" in relation to the budgeting of costs

Sun libel victor faces £300,000 legal bill [Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk - May 21 2012]

"It was as if my closest friends had simply rung up the newspapers and said, ‘this is what she is thinking" said Jowell

Tessa Jowell suggests Daily Mail, Evening Standard and Sunday Times involved in hacking [Press Gazette - May 21 2012]

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Sun libel victor faces £300,000 legal bill [ Published May 21 2012 by Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk ]
Tessa Jowell suggests Daily Mail, Evening Stand... [ Published May 21 2012 by Press Gazette ]
Jowell describes phone hacking [ Published May 21 2012 by BBC ]
NI spends £53.2m on MSC [ Published May 18 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]
UK & World News: Ryan Giggs settles phone-hacki... [ Published May 18 2012 by The Journal ]
Ryan Giggs settles phone-hacking claim against ... [ Published May 18 2012 by North Wales Daily Post ]
Senior Costs Judge disallows budget overrun in ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Legal Futures ]
Actual – Budget = Catastrophe [ Published May 17 2012 by Legal Futures ]
Murdoch spent $86m on hacking probe [ Published May 16 2012 by West Australian ]
Murdoch Empire Spent £53m In Phone Hacking Probe [ Published May 15 2012 by Huffington Post UK ]
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks charged with perv... [ Published May 15 2012 by Telegraph ]
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks will be charged w... [ Published May 15 2012 by Telegraph ]
Rebekah Brooks to be charged with perverting co... [ Published May 15 2012 by Telegraph ]
Rebekah Brooks to learn whether she faces phone... [ Published May 15 2012 by First Post ]
Rebekah Brooks and six others to learn today if... [ Published May 15 2012 by Irish Independent ]
Brooks to learn if she faces charges [ Published May 15 2012 by Irish Independent ]
Walsh seeks 'Sun' documents [ Published May 15 2012 by Irish Times ]
Phone hacking: Rebekah Brooks to be told tomorr... [ Published May 14 2012 by Telegraph ]
Ex-T4 presenter June Sarpong in phone-hacking c... [ Published May 14 2012 by Press Gazette ]
Sun on Sunday pink hairdryer horror [ Published May 13 2012 by Anorak ]
Vos J incredulous as 11 firms file 50 more phon... [ Published May 12 2012 by Lawyer 2B ]
Equity Research on News Corp. and Walt Disney C... [ Published May 09 2012 by Market Wire ]
Supreme Court begins hearing into Glenn Mulcair... [ Published May 09 2012 by Journalism.co.uk ]
Red Leak … x-rated ABC … Kyle’s numbers … [ Published May 09 2012 by Crikey Media ]
Ex editor fights for Murdoch firm to pay legal ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Gulf News ]
Andy Coulson in appeal win over costs [ Published May 09 2012 by Daily Express ]
Coulson wins bid to appeal against costs [ Published May 08 2012 by The Gulf Today ]
Phone hacking investigator wants privilege [ Published May 08 2012 by New Zealand Herald ]
Private eye convicted of phone hacking asks U.K... [ Published May 08 2012 by Dawson Creek Daily News ]
Glenn Mulcaire Asks UK Supreme Court To Back Hi... [ Published May 08 2012 by Huffington Post UK ]

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Sun libel victor faces £300,000 legal bill [ Published May 21 2012 by Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk ] Social worker Sylvia Henry won a libel action against The Sun, which made false allegations about her over the Baby P case , but she now faces the possibility of being almost £300,000 out of pocket. That's the amount of shortfall in the legal costs ...
Neville Thurlbeck: it's a sorry business \| Medi... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Media: Media Monkey \| guardian.co.uk ] Neville Thurlbeck 's ability to reinvent himself as the newspaper industry's moral compass never ceases to amaze Monkey. There he was apologising on behalf of his former employer News of the World to Mary Ellen Field, Elle Macpherson's former adviser ...
David Beckham’s dad launches lawsuit against pr... [ Published Mar 23 2012 by PI Newswire ] David Beckham’s father has joined the long list of celebrities to launch a lawsuit over phone hacking. Ted Beckham is suing News Group Newspapers and private investigator Glen Mulcaire over allegations that his phone was hacked by the News of the World. ...
Hacking book: Hacking book: tame the feral beas... [ Published Mar 14 2012 by Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk ] The latest extract from The phone hacking scandal: journalism on trial * is by Tim Crook , senior lecturer in media law and ethics at Goldsmiths, University of London. He takes a counter-intuitive view of the scandal in a chapter entitled "Infantilising ...
Coulson battles on to force News International ... [ Published Mar 11 2012 by Media: Greenslade \| guardian.co.uk ] Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson is trying once again to force News International to pay his legal costs. The Press Association reports that he has renewed his application for permission to appeal against a high court decision that his ...