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

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Researchers followed and filmed the lawyers for the victims of piracy in the clear purpose of collecting material on privacy " / aa>

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hired a private investigator dedicated to perform covert surveillance in two of the lawyers for the victims of piracy as by telephone as part of an operation to pressure them to stop their work.

The investigator secretly filmed by Mark Lewis and Charlotte Harris, as well as family and friends. Evidence suggests that this was part of an attempt to gather evidence of false smears about his private life.

The New World also had specialist advice in an attempt to ban Lewis to avoid representing the victims of piracy and tried to convince one of his former clients to continue.

surveillance Lewis and Harris occurred during the last 18 months, when Rupert Murdoch's son James was CEO of the parent company of the journal, International News. To give a second series of tests of a House of Commons Select Committee on Thursday and is likely to face intense questioning about the quality of its leadership.

Neither the lawyer declined to comment, but friends say they are outraged by what they see as an attempt to "blackmail" and plans to continue the New World for breach of privacy. Previously had to reassure customers that their privacy would not be exposed if they dared to continue the newspaper.

A spokeswoman for News International, said: .. "Consultations International news, the company led to believe that Mark Harris and Charlotte Lewis were subjected to a supervisory control While not illegal, but it was clearly quite inappropriate in the circumstances, this action n ' was not tolerated by any current business context. "

Lewis and Harris were part of a small group of lawyers who have mounted a series of lawsuits against the crippling international news. On the other hand, representing Gordon Taylor and Max Clifford, the first two victims to sue the company for hacking their phones.

Harris also acts as a football agent Sky Andrew, whose case led to the resignation in January to advise the Prime Minister, the media, Andy Coulson. Lewis also represents the family of Milly Dowler murder school, whose case led to the closure of the New World in the month of July.

Recent evidence suggests that lawyers were attacked at least twice by Derek Webb, a researcher who specializes in the following video and make a secret of their movements. Webb has worked for the New World since 2003, after hundreds of targets, including members of the royal family and serving ministers. The e-mails recovered by Scotland Yard released the names of people working for international news hatched plans.

Webb was given to work as part of an attempt to prove a false claim that Harris had an affair with a lawyer in Manchester and other false allegations about the private lives of Harris and their children. It is not known exactly how the New World used the information in the event of any claim turned out to be true.

the spring of 2010, following a report by the hostile House of Commons committee to select the media, World News Webb hired to gather evidence of Lewis. For reasons that remain obscure, Lewis focused on ex-wife, and secretly filmed at his home in Manchester, after taking video and more of her and her daughter visited shops and a garden center.

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She said it was "absolutely frightening to think that someone may be watching in the next round" and now felt nervous and scared when he left his home.

In January 2011, Webb was hired to spy on Harris. It was at one time in the case of his client, Andrew, had discovered information that led to the dismissal of news editor of the newspaper, Ian Edmondson.
evidence to the committee of the media selected in September, news of a lawyer in the house in the world, Tom Crone, was invited by Labour MP Tom Watson if he had seen the files on the Privacy advocates applicant.

Crone said, ".. I saw something in relation to two lawyers, except I do not know if it was a case involving his private life "



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