s ▁investig ations ▁with ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁hack ing ▁of ▁the ▁ph ones ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁Prin ces ▁William ▁and ▁Harry . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁work ▁for ▁News ▁International , ▁Har b ott le ▁& ▁Lewis ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁hundreds ▁of ▁internal ▁emails . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁dated ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁sent ▁to ▁News ▁International ▁head ▁of ▁legal ▁affairs ▁Jon ▁Chap man , ▁Lawrence ▁Abr am son ▁of ▁Har b ott le ▁& ▁Lewis ▁wrote ▁that : ▁ ▁This ▁letter ▁was ▁subsequently ▁used ▁by ▁various ▁News ▁International ▁execut ives ▁in ▁their ▁defence ▁during ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁investigation ▁into ▁phone ▁hack ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Chap man ▁then ▁wrote ▁to ▁News ▁International ▁chairman ▁Les ▁H inton , ▁that ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁case ▁file d ▁by ▁Good man , ▁based ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁failing ▁to ▁follow ▁specified ▁contract ual ▁employ ment ▁law ▁procedure . ▁This ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁payment ▁of ▁£ 6 0 , 6 0 0 ▁to ▁Good man , ▁plus ▁his ▁notice ▁period . ▁H inton ▁hence ▁author ised ▁an ▁out ▁of ▁court ▁settlement ▁to ▁Good man , ▁covering ▁the ▁sum ▁indicated ▁by ▁Chap man , ▁plus ▁Good man ' s ▁legal ▁costs . ▁After ▁settlement ▁of ▁Good man ' s ▁case , ▁a ▁similar ▁amount ▁was ▁author ised ▁to ▁Mul ca ire ▁after ▁he ▁also ▁started ▁legal ▁action , ▁again ▁settled ▁out ▁of ▁court ▁on ▁H inton ' s ▁author isation . ▁ ▁See