Newspapers, but we can i m sure we can provide you with that information. what advice with tom crohn give you in relation to the payment to gordon taylor. the advice is as i described it which was that the underlying fact in the case was a known fact, it was a previous fact that had come up in the trial but were you aware the case involved the criminal act of phone hacking? pardon me, sir? were you aware the case involved the criminal act of phone hacking? that was my that was my understanding that that was what the litigation was for damages for the illegal voice mail interception. when did you get this advice? in the first half of 2008. in 2009, mr. crohn and mr. miler informed us that they decided to settle mr. taylor s claim based upon the advice received from the company s external legal advisers.
It was only really when new evidence emerged that those three things began to be undermined. in a follow-up can you provide us with the instructions that were given to the law firm, the information the extent of the information that was given to them out of the totality of the information that was available? that sort of detail would help us conclude what i think if there s additional detail required around some of those legal instructions, we will consult and come pack to the chairman with a way to satisfy you with the information that you d like to have. clearly, we spotted last in our report that this review coincided not so much with mr. miler s arrival but with the timing of the tribunal actions that clive goodman and glenn mulkhair were planning and that bedding the question why these six individuals were named in there. do you know the reason why it was limited to these six individuals? why it was limited to those
Not have known about these activities? do you think it s remotely possible? i can t say that because of the police inquiries and coming i presume coming judicial proceedings. that s all i can tell you, except it was my understanding i better not say it. mr. miler, appointed there by mr. hinton to find out what the hell was going on and that he commission commissioned that inquiry. no, that is my understanding of it. i cannot swear to the accuracy of it. thank you. i am going to appeal for brevity because we ve been going
For the illegal voice mail interception. when did you get this advice? in the first half of 2008. in 2009, mr. crohn and mr. miler informed us that they decided to settle mr. taylor s claim based upon the advice received from the company s external legal advisers. was this advice received from farra and coe, slifrolicitors? they have done work for us. i don t know which external counsel they engaged on that. did you see whether it was from them or anyone else? no, the advice that i had was oral from mr. miler and mr. crohn. and what was the advice. as i described. it simply to settle? and that outside legal advice had been taken with respect to the quantum of damages that were expected. that their advice was that the case would be lost and that their advice was that in the absence of any new evidence,
Tackodayeing iterv wed ba ab t coerupti art ckayng irvd abcoti allatio. was kenll toiohe hostal in srm -sheh as andnhe wasoos l forc frooffi s hehnd inas rcrofi n brua. ey wt to knif he w volv in kilng ua otes w tkn in the wevolionnd lve snil deesed a all tatio ol ncomi upsater w deepde allio i mip er the ff twee pakeptan d thu.s. i e eeak bun ths. nebuhe lattn disaeeme beten none at perfmancin liba. same et nand venterew wi rfncembe ib the iled roy d amiler ibe he edoyil