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| − | '''Mark Lewis''' is an English media lawyer.<ref>[http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/mark-lewis-seddons "Mark Lewis—Seddons"]</ref> He is married to TV and radio broadcaster, [[Caroline Feraday]], and is the son-in-law of discredited 'expert' forensic witness [[Alan Feraday]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEaJ152fskQ "Old Chelsea Town Hall - Wedding Film"]</ref> The couple separated in May 2014.<ref>[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/96066124/tvs-caroline-quick-split-from-husband "Scarcely a year after they married at Chelsea town hall following a whirlwind romance, glamorous TV presenter Caroline Feraday and lawyer Mark Lewis have parted ways"]</ref> | + | '''Mark Lewis''' is an English media lawyer.<ref>''[http://www.newlawjournal.co.uk/nlj/content/mark-lewis-seddons "Mark Lewis—Seddons"]''</ref> He is married to TV and radio broadcaster, [[Caroline Feraday]], and is the son-in-law of discredited 'expert' forensic witness [[Alan Feraday]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEaJ152fskQ "Old Chelsea Town Hall - Wedding Film"]</ref> The couple separated in May 2014.<ref>''[http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/96066124/tvs-caroline-quick-split-from-husband "Scarcely a year after they married at Chelsea town hall following a whirlwind romance, glamorous TV presenter Caroline Feraday and lawyer Mark Lewis have parted ways"]''</ref> |
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| + | In the summer of 2016, having suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS) for many years, Mark Lewis heard about stem cell research taking place at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital along with clinical trials for a number of neurological diseases including MS. He successfully applied to be part of the Hadassah clinical trial and now, with his Israeli-British partner [[Mandy Blumenthal]], travels to Jerusalem every six weeks for treatment. The process is being filmed every step of the way for a British [[Channel 4]] documentary to be screened in the autumn of 2017.<ref>''[https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-foremost-libel-lawyer-sets-his-sights-on-israels-enemies/ "UK’s foremost libel lawyer sets his sights on Israel’s enemies"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | In September 2017, it was reported that [[Jake Wallis Simons]], associate editor of the ''Daily Mail Online'', is suing [[Craig Murray]], former UK ambassador to [[Uzbekistan]], for £40,000 in damages plus £100,000 legal costs for lawyer Mark Lewis, who is representing Simons in the High Court case commencing on 7 November 2017.<ref>''[https://rehmat1.com/2017/09/07/uk-jew-editor-sues-ex-diplomat-for-supporting-palestinian/ "UK – Jew editor sues ex-diplomat for supporting Palestinian"]''</ref> | ||
==Phone-hacking== | ==Phone-hacking== | ||
According to the London ''Evening Standard'' of 22 November 2011: | 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.<ref>[http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/mark-lewis-my-ms-consultant-told-me-not-to-do-anything-stressful--so-i-went-after-murdochs-phonehackers-6370688.html "Mark Lewis: My MS consultant told me not to do anything stressful - so I went after Murdoch's phone-hackers"]</ref> | + | :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.<ref>''[http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/mark-lewis-my-ms-consultant-told-me-not-to-do-anything-stressful--so-i-went-after-murdochs-phonehackers-6370688.html "Mark Lewis: My MS consultant told me not to do anything stressful - so I went after Murdoch's phone-hackers"]''</ref> |
His role in exposing the phone-hacking scandal is detailed in a March 2013 ''Super Lawyers'' article entitled "One Rogue Solicitor": | 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, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Goodman Clive Goodman], and private investigator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Mulcaire 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Taylor_%28footballer%29 Gordon Taylor]. | :In 2006, Mark Lewis happened to be watching television and saw the story of the so-called rogue ''News of the World'' reporter, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Goodman Clive Goodman], and private investigator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Mulcaire 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Taylor_%28footballer%29 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: | :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.”<ref>[http://www.superlawyers.com/london/article/One-Rogue-Solicitor/2320f264-f989-4888-9cbb-bd3d43703ba9.html "One Rogue Solicitor"] ''Super Lawyers | + | ::“You are not having everything, but we will give you enough on Taylor to hang them.”<ref>''[http://www.superlawyers.com/london/article/One-Rogue-Solicitor/2320f264-f989-4888-9cbb-bd3d43703ba9.html "One Rogue Solicitor"]'' Super Lawyers, March 2013</ref> |
==Unsocial media== | ==Unsocial media== | ||
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[[File:Alan_Feraday.jpg|300px|left|thumb|[[Caroline Feraday]] and dad [[Alan Feraday]] on her wedding day in June 2013]] | [[File:Alan_Feraday.jpg|300px|left|thumb|[[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]]: | On 4 February 2014, [[Caroline Feraday]] tweeted to former British diplomat, [[Patrick Haseldine]]: | ||
| − | :Have you nominated yourself for [https://twitter.com/CarolineFeraday/status/430533119800651776/photo/1 Twat of the Year (TOTY)] too? [[Bernt Carlsson|@BerntCarlsson]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/CarolineFeraday/status/430533119800651776/photo/1 "Have you nominated yourself for Twat of Year too?"]</ref> | + | :Have you nominated yourself for [https://twitter.com/CarolineFeraday/status/430533119800651776/photo/1 Twat of the Year (TOTY)] too? [[Bernt Carlsson|@BerntCarlsson]]<ref>''[https://twitter.com/CarolineFeraday/status/430533119800651776/photo/1 "Have you nominated yourself for Twat of Year too?"]''</ref> |
Mark Lewis, having favorited his wife's tweet and retweeted it to his 3,481 ''Twitter'' followers, added his own tweet: | Mark Lewis, having favorited his wife's tweet and retweeted it to his 3,481 ''Twitter'' followers, added his own tweet: | ||
:[[Lockerbie Bombing|Lockerbie]]: ''Private Eye'' rumbles "[[Haselnut]]" and ''The Ecologist'': | :[[Lockerbie Bombing|Lockerbie]]: ''Private Eye'' rumbles "[[Haselnut]]" and ''The Ecologist'': | ||
| − | :Why tweet as [[Bernt Carlsson|@BerntCarlsson]] when [[Patrick Haseldine|#Haselnut]] would be apt?<ref>[https://twitter.com/MarkLewisLawyer/status/430535516140736512 "Why tweet as @BerntCarlsson when #Haselnut would be apt?"]</ref> | + | :Why tweet as [[Bernt Carlsson|@BerntCarlsson]] when [[Patrick Haseldine|#Haselnut]] would be apt?<ref>''[https://twitter.com/MarkLewisLawyer/status/430535516140736512 "Why tweet as @BerntCarlsson when #Haselnut would be apt?"]''</ref> |
In response to Mr and Mrs Lewis, [[Patrick Haseldine]] tweeted: | In response to Mr and Mrs Lewis, [[Patrick Haseldine]] tweeted: | ||
:"#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to [https://www.facebook.com/UkJusticeForum/posts/128552080665317 "#OdiousBombExpert"] awarded to your dad: [[Alan Feraday|#AlanFeraday]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/UkJusticeForum/posts/128552080665317 "#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to "#OdiousBombExpert" awarded to your dad: #Alan Feraday"]</ref> | :"#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to [https://www.facebook.com/UkJusticeForum/posts/128552080665317 "#OdiousBombExpert"] awarded to your dad: [[Alan Feraday|#AlanFeraday]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/UkJusticeForum/posts/128552080665317 "#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to "#OdiousBombExpert" awarded to your dad: #Alan Feraday"]</ref> | ||
| − | :[https://twitter.com/MarkLewisLawyer @MarkLewisLawyer] Nice nickname [[Bernt Carlsson|@BerntCarlsson]] remains the highest profile [[Lockerbie Bombing|#Lockerbie]] victim failed by [[Alan Feraday|#AlanFeraday]]<ref>[http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2224221/flight_103_it_was_the_uranium.html "Flight 103: it was the Uranium"]</ref> | + | :[https://twitter.com/MarkLewisLawyer @MarkLewisLawyer] Nice nickname [[Bernt Carlsson|@BerntCarlsson]] remains the highest profile [[Lockerbie Bombing|#Lockerbie]] victim failed by [[Alan Feraday|#AlanFeraday]]<ref>''[http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2224221/flight_103_it_was_the_uranium.html "Flight 103: it was the Uranium"]''</ref> |
==Legal advice-mail== | ==Legal advice-mail== | ||
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and ended at 4:57pm with: | and ended at 4:57pm with: | ||
:OffCentreNews @offcentrenews | :OffCentreNews @offcentrenews | ||
| − | :@Alixir13 @3BlockM @frankiescar @contgwirion sad to see @MarkLewisLawyer scream ( again) VILE RACIST SCUM for this.<ref>[https://storify.com/Alixir13/phone-hacking-lawyer-s-day-of-rage "Phone Hacking Lawyer's Day Of Rage"]</ref> | + | :@Alixir13 @3BlockM @frankiescar @contgwirion sad to see @MarkLewisLawyer scream ( again) VILE RACIST SCUM for this.<ref>''[https://storify.com/Alixir13/phone-hacking-lawyer-s-day-of-rage "Phone Hacking Lawyer's Day Of Rage"]''</ref> |
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Mark Lewis is an English media lawyer.[1] He is married to TV and radio broadcaster, Caroline Feraday, and is the son-in-law of discredited 'expert' forensic witness Alan Feraday.[2] The couple separated in May 2014.[3]
In the summer of 2016, having suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS) for many years, Mark Lewis heard about stem cell research taking place at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital along with clinical trials for a number of neurological diseases including MS. He successfully applied to be part of the Hadassah clinical trial and now, with his Israeli-British partner Mandy Blumenthal, travels to Jerusalem every six weeks for treatment. The process is being filmed every step of the way for a British Channel 4 documentary to be screened in the autumn of 2017.[4]
In September 2017, it was reported that Jake Wallis Simons, associate editor of the Daily Mail Online, is suing Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, for £40,000 in damages plus £100,000 legal costs for lawyer Mark Lewis, who is representing Simons in the High Court case commencing on 7 November 2017.[5]
Contents
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.[6]
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.”[7]
Unsocial media
Private Eye rumbles "Haselnut" and The Ecologist
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[8]
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?[9]
In response to Mr and Mrs Lewis, Patrick Haseldine tweeted:
- "#TwatOfTheYear" is preferable to "#OdiousBombExpert" awarded to your dad: #AlanFeraday[10]
- @MarkLewisLawyer Nice nickname @BerntCarlsson remains the highest profile #Lockerbie victim failed by #AlanFeraday[11]
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.
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:
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.[12]
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:I Go to Stand My Trial | Blog post | 2 November 2017 | Craig Murray | The Trial starts on Tuesday 7 November at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, High Court Queen’s Bench Division, and lasts for two or three days. By the time I come back online the Tories will have appointed their next Disgraced Former Defence Secretary in Waiting. |
| Document:Is The BBC Anti-Labour? | Report | December 2019 | Paddy French | Paddy French's antidote to John Ware's Panorama programme "Is Labour Anti-Semitic?" |
| Document:President Abbas’ Rebuke to Theresa May over Palestine | blog post | 24 September 2017 | Craig Murray | The ignored part of the Balfour Declaration to which Abbas referred is of course: “It being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.” |
| Document:What is UK Lawyers for Israel’s relationship to the Israeli government | Article | 12 March 2019 | Hilary Aked | Israeli diplomat Shai Masot – who worked for the anti-BDS Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs in London – was recorded in Al Jazeera’s 2017 undercover documentary The Lobby saying of groups such as UKLFI: "It’s good to leave those organisations independent. But we help them, actually." |
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References
- ↑ "Mark Lewis—Seddons"
- ↑ "Old Chelsea Town Hall - Wedding Film"
- ↑ "Scarcely a year after they married at Chelsea town hall following a whirlwind romance, glamorous TV presenter Caroline Feraday and lawyer Mark Lewis have parted ways"
- ↑ "UK’s foremost libel lawyer sets his sights on Israel’s enemies"
- ↑ "UK – Jew editor sues ex-diplomat for supporting Palestinian"
- ↑ "Mark Lewis: My MS consultant told me not to do anything stressful - so I went after Murdoch's phone-hackers"
- ↑ "One Rogue Solicitor" Super Lawyers, March 2013
- ↑ "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"
- ↑ "Phone Hacking Lawyer's Day Of Rage"
