Mark Lewis
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Mark Lewis is an English media lawyer. He is married to TV and radio broacaster, Caroline Feraday, and is the son-in-law of discredited 'expert' forensic witness Alan Feraday.
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.
- Tomorrow he will give evidence at the Leveson Inquiry himself, and you can be sure the underdog will be barking very loudly:
- "You've got News Corp, you've got News International, you've got News Group Newspapers, News of the World, you've got Farrer & Co, you've got Linklaters, you've got Olswang's, you've got Clifford Chance, you've got so many of the big law firms on this and then on the other side you've got me," Lewis says. "I haven't even got a f**king secretary, I've got one hand and, you know, if I had two hands I'd tie one behind my back because they need a head start."[1]
Unsocial media
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[2]
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?[3]
In response to Mr and Mrs Lewis, Patrick Haseldine tweeted:
- "#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to "#OdiousBombExpert" awarded to your dad: #AlanFeraday[4]
- @MarkLewisLawyer Nice nickname @BerntCarlsson remains the highest profile #Lockerbie victim failed by #AlanFeraday[5]
Legal advice-mail
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
- 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:
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Mark Lewis: My MS consultant told me not to do anything stressful - so I went after Murdoch's phone-hackers"
- ↑ "Have you nominated yourself for Twat of Year too?"
- ↑ "Why tweet as @BerntCarlsson when #Haselnut would be apt?"
- ↑ "#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to "#OdiousBombExpert" awarded to your dad: #Alan Feraday"
- ↑ "Flight 103: it was the Uranium"