Mark Stephens interviewed on imminent settlement in Milly Dowler phone hacking scandal.

Tue, 20 Sep 2011

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14975549

Mark Stephens has widely commented in the media, including BBC TV News, Radio and The Times on the imminent settlement by News International to the Dowler family after it emerged that Milly Dowler’s phone had been hacked by the News of the World.   The deal is likely to involve a personal donation of £1m to charity by company boss Rupert Murdoch, and the Dowlers would receive about £2m.
 
Mark Stephens said the amount was far more than a court would have ordered, which he thought would be about £120,000.  He said Mr Murdoch was making the settlement to mark his "personal abhorrence... and the change of attitude that there has been at News International.  It's a statement of, if you like, humility, humble pie on the part of News International. This says they're turning the page."