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NDS claims face scrutiny

Australian Financial Review
By Neil Chenoweth 14 Apr 2012

British lawyer Mark Lewis is investigating claims by a client that News Corporation’s controversial security company, NDS Limited, was involved in a dirty tricks campaign in Britain to undermine a competitor’s technology.

“The allegations made against them are uncannily similar to what’s been alleged in Australia,” Mr Lewis said in an interview with ABC Lateline host Emma Alberici.

“The practice seems very, very similar.”

Mr Lewis has been the leading British lawyer pursuing cases against News International for telephone hacking by its News of the World newspaper.

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Rupert watch – Apocalypse when?

By Michael Collins

Rupert Murdoch is in big trouble.  It is not a perfect storm but we’re getting there.

British attorney Mark Lewis is in New York to take legal action in behalf of clients who may have had their phones hacked in the United States.

More significantly, News Corp withdrew its bid to buy the remaining 61% of BSkyB, the highly profitable British cable TV franchise (£1.1 billion 2011, News Corp owns 39% now). (Murdoch images: left, right)

Last week, James Murdoch stepped down as chairman of BSkyB after surviving a challenge to his position just weeks ago. Read the rest of this entry »

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