SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE: The SUN is about to go out
THE High Court has ordered James Murdoch to finally address allegations that he and Rebekah Brooks oversaw a criminal cover up of phone hacking at The Sun, Byline Investigations can reveal. Byline reports that Until now the 45-year-old media mogul – through The Sun’s publisher News UK, of which Mrs Brooks is Chief Executive – has made neutral “non-admissions” on the claims, which centre on the concealment of evidence and destruction of 20 million emails at the height of the phone hacking scandal. “The defendant must state which allegations he is unable to admit or deny but which he requires the claimant to prove," ~ Mr Justice Mann Now, Mr Justice Mann, sitting at the Rolls Building on February 6, has said the company’s legal tactic contravenes rules governing civil court actions. Giving News UK until Easter to defend the allegations - either by admitting them, denying them, or explaining why it can’t do either - Justice Mann said: “The defendant must state which...