Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis (lawyer)
Partner,  Seddons Law Practice In office February 2015 - Present

Mark Lewis is an English media lawyer. He is married to TV and radio broadcaster, Caroline Feraday, and is the son-in-law of discredited 'expert' forensic witness Alan Feraday. The couple separated in May 2014.

Phone-hacking

According to the London Evening Standard of 22 November 2011:

In the phone-hacking inquiry, Mark Lewis took the Dowlers on a no-win, no-fee basis and his phone hasn't stopped ringing since with requests from victims of phone-hacking to represent him, media appearances, committee appearances. In the final twist, the police, whom he's still suing, have also just announced there are at least 5,795 potential hacking victims, pretty close to the figure of 6,000 he was told in 2008.

His role in exposing the phone-hacking scandal is detailed in a March 2013 Super Lawyers article entitled "One Rogue Solicitor":

In 2006, Mark Lewis happened to be watching television and saw the story of the so-called rogue News of the World reporter, Clive Goodman, and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who pleaded guilty to hacking the phones of the royal family. The report mentioned a few other celebrities whose phones had been hacked as well. One of them was Gordon Taylor.

It might not have seemed like much of a case for a civil lawsuit — after all, no story was actually run on the football executive — but Lewis calls it his Eureka moment. He applied for third-party disclosure with the Metropolitan Police to see the evidence in the royal phone-hacking case, and says he was told:

“You are not having everything, but we will give you enough on Taylor to hang them.”

Unsocial media

Private Eye rumbles "Haselnut" and The Ecologist

Caroline Feraday and dad Alan Feraday on her wedding day in June 2013

On 4 February 2014, Caroline Feraday tweeted to former British diplomat, Patrick Haseldine:

Have you nominated yourself for Twat of the Year (TOTY) too? @BerntCarlsson

Mark Lewis, having favorited his wife's tweet and retweeted it to his 3,481 Twitter followers, added his own tweet:

Lockerbie: Private Eye rumbles "Haselnut" and The Ecologist:

Why tweet as @BerntCarlsson when #Haselnut would be apt?

In response to Mr and Mrs Lewis, Patrick Haseldine tweeted:

"#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to "#OdiousBombExpert" awarded to your dad: #AlanFeraday

@MarkLewisLawyer Nice nickname @BerntCarlsson remains the highest profile #Lockerbie victim failed by #AlanFeraday

Legal advice-mail

Patrick Haseldine, former diplomat, often referred to as "Emeritus Professor of Lockerbie Studies"

On 22 February 2014, Mark Lewis e-mailed legal advice to his wife Caroline Feraday (copying - perhaps unintentionally - to Patrick Haseldine) as follows:

From: Mark Lewis (mark.lewis@taylorhampton.co.uk)

To: Caroline Feraday (caroline.feradaytv@googlemail.com)

Cc: Patrick Haseldine (patrick.haseldine@btinternet.com)

Sent: Saturday, 22 February 2014, 23:18

Subject: Re: Banning of chief Lockerbie witness Alan Feraday "game-changing"

Not sure it went

Sent from my iPad

Caroline

Clearly Patrick Haseldine is a fruit loop.

Possibly can sue but that gives him the opportunity to use it a show trial: therefore gives the oxygen of publicity.

Whether could sue for harassment is a different matter. Trouble is that he would argue that means it's true.

Inclination is not to bother but on plus side:

1. Some of his theories are so ludicrous that he'd struggle;

2. Such as bomb next to Bernt Carlsson's suitcase;

3. Self-styled Professor;

4. Nominated for Paul Foot Award at Private Eye.

Defending himself might be very expensive but he could represent himself which is a nightmare as trial takes 3x longer.

Ultimately your dad, Alan, has to decide. I think Daniel would be more objective than I am.

Mark.

Mark's day of rage

On 9 August 2014 when Israel was bombing Gaza, Mark Lewis railed on Twitter against anti-zionists, calling them anti-jewish racist scum.

It started at 2:33pm with Mark's tweet:

Why, as a British Jew, I’m terrified by anti-Semitism in my country.

continued with:

Alixir Chabloz@Alixir13

@MarkLewisLawyer @MailOnline Tweeting the Daily Fail? Next: the Sun? Any solid proof of journalist's claims re attack ? Police report ?

and ended at 4:57pm with:

OffCentreNews @offcentrenews

@Alixir13 @3BlockM @frankiescar @contgwirion sad to see @MarkLewisLawyer scream ( again) VILE RACIST SCUM for this.

 

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