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‘Fake sheikh’ Mahmood verdict could herald another legal nightmare for Murdoch’s British newspapers
A string of criminal convictions based on undercover investigations by the journalist Mazher Mahmood could be subject to fresh legal appeals after the former News of the World reporter was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Mahmood (below) — better known as “the Fake Sheikh” — is facing jail after being convicted at the Old Bailey of tampering with evidence in the collapsed trial of the singer Tulisa Contostavlos.
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Following the verdict, the Crown Prosecution Service said it had identified 42 other cases with 72 defendants involving Mahmood. “The decision on whether to take any further legal steps rests solely with the relevant defence team,” the CPS said.
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But the fallout from the case may not end there. Mark Lewis, a media lawyer at Seddons Solicitors, said he had been instructed by 18 people to pursue civil claims against Mahmood. “We anticipate the total sums involved could easily reach £800m, with some awards dwarfing those seen in the phone-hacking scandal,” Mr Lewis said in a statement.
http://www.moreaboutadvertising.com/2016/10/fake-sheikh-mahmood-verdict-could-herald-another-legal-nightmare-for-murdochs-british-newspapers/
Mahmood (below) — better known as “the Fake Sheikh” — is facing jail after being convicted at the Old Bailey of tampering with evidence in the collapsed trial of the singer Tulisa Contostavlos.
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Following the verdict, the Crown Prosecution Service said it had identified 42 other cases with 72 defendants involving Mahmood. “The decision on whether to take any further legal steps rests solely with the relevant defence team,” the CPS said.
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But the fallout from the case may not end there. Mark Lewis, a media lawyer at Seddons Solicitors, said he had been instructed by 18 people to pursue civil claims against Mahmood. “We anticipate the total sums involved could easily reach £800m, with some awards dwarfing those seen in the phone-hacking scandal,” Mr Lewis said in a statement.
http://www.moreaboutadvertising.com/2016/10/fake-sheikh-mahmood-verdict-could-herald-another-legal-nightmare-for-murdochs-british-newspapers/
The reporter, 53, was found to have altered evidence in the collapsed drugs trial of singer Tulisa Contostavlos.
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Mahmood - a former News Of The World investigations editor - met the singer at the Metropolitan Hotel in London in 2013 and she allegedly arranged for him to be sold half an ounce of cocaine by one of her contacts for £800.
The former N-Dubz star and X Factor judge was later arrested and charged with being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, after Mahmood from Purley, south London, handed evidence to police.
But her trial was eventually thrown out, the Old Bailey was told, after driver Smith was found to have changed his police statement, removing comments that she made to him expressing her disapproval of hard drugs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37563509
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Mahmood - a former News Of The World investigations editor - met the singer at the Metropolitan Hotel in London in 2013 and she allegedly arranged for him to be sold half an ounce of cocaine by one of her contacts for £800.
The former N-Dubz star and X Factor judge was later arrested and charged with being concerned in the supply of a class A drug, after Mahmood from Purley, south London, handed evidence to police.
But her trial was eventually thrown out, the Old Bailey was told, after driver Smith was found to have changed his police statement, removing comments that she made to him expressing her disapproval of hard drugs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37563509
Here's hoping Murdoch has to pay out more millions.
