First off the starting blocks to sue their former employer were former Independent News and Media (INM) executives Karl Brophy and Gavin O’Reilly. Now another six individuals are lining up to take a privacy action against the newspaper group and its former chairman Leslie Buckley over an alleged data hack at INM in 2014. To facilitate the legal action, the High Court will this morning be asked for an order granting access to affidavits sworn by corporate watchdog (ODCE) Ian Drennan as part of his successful bid in 2018 to install inspectors at INM over concerns about alleged unlawful conduct…

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