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| Phone hacking: Culture committee questions lawyers | |
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| A solicitor representing many of the alleged victims of phone hacking is to be questioned by MPs. | |
| Mark Lewis, whose clients include the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, will appear before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. | Mark Lewis, whose clients include the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, will appear before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee. |
| Julian Pike, the lawyer who advised News International in its case with the Football Association's Gordon Taylor, is also appearing. | |
| His case is seen as key to the dispute over how widespread hacking was. | His case is seen as key to the dispute over how widespread hacking was. |
| Mr Taylor settled his case with the News of the World for a reported £425,000. | Mr Taylor settled his case with the News of the World for a reported £425,000. |
| But an email handed to his lawyers by the police - known as the "For Neville" email - has been at the centre of a disagreement during previous committee hearings. | But an email handed to his lawyers by the police - known as the "For Neville" email - has been at the centre of a disagreement during previous committee hearings. |
| When the News of the World's royal editor Clive Goodman was jailed for hacking into phones of the royal household in 2007, the paper insisted the practice was not more widely used. | When the News of the World's royal editor Clive Goodman was jailed for hacking into phones of the royal household in 2007, the paper insisted the practice was not more widely used. |
| But the "For Neville" email is said to have implied that the News of the World's chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck was also implicated in malpractices. | But the "For Neville" email is said to have implied that the News of the World's chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck was also implicated in malpractices. |
| Former News of the World legal manager Tom Crone has told MPs he is "certain" he informed News Corp boss James Murdoch about the email. | Former News of the World legal manager Tom Crone has told MPs he is "certain" he informed News Corp boss James Murdoch about the email. |
| However, Mr Murdoch, who is the European chief executive of News Corporation - the parent company of News International, which owned News of the World before it was closed in July 2011 - has insisted he was never told about it. | However, Mr Murdoch, who is the European chief executive of News Corporation - the parent company of News International, which owned News of the World before it was closed in July 2011 - has insisted he was never told about it. |
| Committee chairman John Whittingdale said in September he wanted to hear from Mr Pike, who works for solicitors Farrer and Co before recalling Mr Murdoch to give further evidence. | Committee chairman John Whittingdale said in September he wanted to hear from Mr Pike, who works for solicitors Farrer and Co before recalling Mr Murdoch to give further evidence. |
| Next week, the MPs will hear evidence from News International's former executive chairman Les Hinton. | Next week, the MPs will hear evidence from News International's former executive chairman Les Hinton. |
| He will appear via videolink from the United States, where he lives. | He will appear via videolink from the United States, where he lives. |