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| A lawyer who negotiated a £2m payout from Rupert Murdoch for the family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, is suing his former employer over £1m in alleged unpaid fees for legal work in phone-hacking cases, it has emerged. | A lawyer who negotiated a £2m payout from Rupert Murdoch for the family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, is suing his former employer over £1m in alleged unpaid fees for legal work in phone-hacking cases, it has emerged. |
| Mark Lewis, who became a regular on TV news when he led the fight by phone-hacked celebrities against the now-defunct News of the World, claims he is owed the money from his former law firm. | Mark Lewis, who became a regular on TV news when he led the fight by phone-hacked celebrities against the now-defunct News of the World, claims he is owed the money from his former law firm. |
| Taylor Hampton denies the allegation and is counter-claiming. It says Lewis owes the firm around £250,000. The case is due to be heard at the high court on Wednesday. | Taylor Hampton denies the allegation and is counter-claiming. It says Lewis owes the firm around £250,000. The case is due to be heard at the high court on Wednesday. |
| It is estimated he won payouts of more than £10m in disclosed and undisclosed compensation deals from both News Group Newspapers, owners of the now defunct tabloid, and Mirror Group Newspapers, which is still facing allegations that journalists snooped on celebrities’ voicemails. | It is estimated he won payouts of more than £10m in disclosed and undisclosed compensation deals from both News Group Newspapers, owners of the now defunct tabloid, and Mirror Group Newspapers, which is still facing allegations that journalists snooped on celebrities’ voicemails. |
| However, Lewis and Taylor Hampton have been locked in a legal battle for the past two years over fees and the dispute is heading for a trial in the high court. | However, Lewis and Taylor Hampton have been locked in a legal battle for the past two years over fees and the dispute is heading for a trial in the high court. |
| Although Lewis did not represent all the hacking victims, he is synonymous with the scandal and was a regular on TV when the fight between the tabloid’s targets and Rupert Murdoch intensified in 2011 and 2012. As well as the Dowler family, he represented Sven-Göran Eriksson and about 200 other victims. | Although Lewis did not represent all the hacking victims, he is synonymous with the scandal and was a regular on TV when the fight between the tabloid’s targets and Rupert Murdoch intensified in 2011 and 2012. As well as the Dowler family, he represented Sven-Göran Eriksson and about 200 other victims. |
| According to documents lodged with the high court, Taylor Hampton agrees that it hired Lewis partly because of his high profile, generated by the phone-hacking scandal that peaked in spring and summer 2011. | According to documents lodged with the high court, Taylor Hampton agrees that it hired Lewis partly because of his high profile, generated by the phone-hacking scandal that peaked in spring and summer 2011. |
| The documents show that Taylor Hampton and Lewis had entered into a consultancy agreement in September 2011, which ended “acrimoniously” in December 2014. | The documents show that Taylor Hampton and Lewis had entered into a consultancy agreement in September 2011, which ended “acrimoniously” in December 2014. |
| The claim is vigorously contested by Taylor Hampton, which says there is no basis for his claim. It says it has paid Lewis £322,000 to date and is counter-claiming on the basis that he owes the firm around £250,000. | The claim is vigorously contested by Taylor Hampton, which says there is no basis for his claim. It says it has paid Lewis £322,000 to date and is counter-claiming on the basis that he owes the firm around £250,000. |
| A spokesman for Seddons said the firm “hoped to demonstrate in court how Taylor Hampton owes Mark Lewis money”. | A spokesman for Seddons said the firm “hoped to demonstrate in court how Taylor Hampton owes Mark Lewis money”. |
| A Taylor Hampton statement said: “Mark Lewis flagrantly breached his obligations to time record at the firm, in the final full year recording less than 30 hours of chargeable time, some 2% of that which he had agreed to record. The calculations clearly show that he owes money to the firm as opposed to the other way round.” | A Taylor Hampton statement said: “Mark Lewis flagrantly breached his obligations to time record at the firm, in the final full year recording less than 30 hours of chargeable time, some 2% of that which he had agreed to record. The calculations clearly show that he owes money to the firm as opposed to the other way round.” |
| News International agreed to pay the Dowlers £2m in compensation; and Rupert Murdoch personally donated an additional £1m to six charities at the height of the phone-hacking scandal. | News International agreed to pay the Dowlers £2m in compensation; and Rupert Murdoch personally donated an additional £1m to six charities at the height of the phone-hacking scandal. |
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