News of the World hired investigators to spy on hacking victims' lawyers

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Guardian

Exclusive: Investigators followed and filmed lawyers of hacking victims in apparent bid to gather material on their private lives

The News of the World hired a specialist private investigator to run covert surveillance on two of the lawyers representing phone-hacking victims as part of an operation to put pressure on them to stop their work.

The investigator secretly videoed Mark Lewis and Charlotte Harris as well as family members and associates. Evidence suggests this was part of an attempt to gather evidence for false smears about their private lives.

The News of the World also took specialist advice in an attempt to injunct Lewis to prevent him representing the victims of hacking and attempted to persuade one of his former clients to sue him.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/07/news-world-investigator-spy-lawyers

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NoW placed hacking lawyers under surveillance

The News of the World hired a former police officer early last year to carry out surveillance on two prominent lawyers representing victims of phone hacking, BBC Newsnight has learned.

Derek Webb, who ran a private investigations firm called Silent Shadow, covertly followed lawyers Mark Lewis and Charlotte Harris.

Mr Webb also filmed members of Mr Lewis' family on a shopping trip.

Both lawyers have been involved in cases against News International.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15627609

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. If I, a private citizen, had done this to my neighbor, I'd either be in jail or with a gigantic

lawsuit on my hands.

What is being done about News Corp?

[Frustratedlady]

2. They probably used this on anyone they wanted to control...

Politicians, celebrities, MSM...

[yellowcanine]

3. I am shocked! Shocked I tell you.

:evilgrin:

[Uncle Joe]

4. So Murdoch's minions engaged in extortion in addition to invasion of privacy.

Thanks for the thread, dispsydoodle.

[Maineman]

5. This outfit is a criminal enterprise.

[dtexdem]

6. The Murdock Crime family needs to be brought down.

And if all their aiders and abetters were brought down with them, there would go a considerable portion of political elites in both the UK and the US.