A petition has been filed to televise the proceedings of the Murdoch family’s blockbuster two-week trial about the direction of its media empire.
-style legal battle in a row over the family’s right to privacy.The 93-year-old mogul is attempting to change the terms of the family trust to hand sole control to his eldest son,
Efforts by the Murdochs to rely on privacy arguments will raise eyebrows given the chequered history of the family’s own media empire.Alexander Falconi, a software engineer and legal activist, has launched an attempt to unseal the court case and allow cameras into the courtroom.
But the Murdochs’ lawyers have pushed back against the move, arguing that there is a “compelling interest” in keeping the case out of the public eye to protect confidential information. Gorman wrote: “Certain parties and witnesses in this case are nationally prominent figures who have received significant media attention in the past. Electronic coverage of the hearings in this case could expose these persons’ whereabouts, travel plans, and other information that could be exploited by malicious actors.”
News Group Newspapers denies the claims and said the settlement was reached without admission of liability.
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