Hacking Compensation Fund

redwing · Nov 5, 2011

Rupert Murdoch's News International said Friday it had launched a new compensation plan for victims of phone hacking by the media mogul's now-defunct Sunday tabloid.
The company said Friday it has set up the scheme as "a speedy, cost-effective alternative to litigation" for people who had been spied upon by the News of the World. But victims' lawyers suggested News International was trying to save on attorney's fees.
"That's a commercial decision — they're saving a lot of money on legal costs with this procedure," said Tamsin Allen, who is coordinating the litigation for the 60 people suing News International over phone hacking.
Such compensation could be useful for some victims, but there are some questions which "will only be answered if they're pushed through the courts with the power of disclosure," she said.

Mark Lewis, another victims' lawyer, said it "remained to be seen" whether claimants would be disadvantaged by settling out of court.
He noted that the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler — whose phone was hacked by reporters investigating her disappearance — got a $3.2 million US payout from News International without going to trial.
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