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Murdoch family case

September

Rupert Murdoch favours his eldest son Lachlan to run the family business, but a trust gives equal voting rights to four of his children.

Akin to Orwellian genius: Inside Murdochs’ Project Harmony

After a quarter-century of increasingly public bickering, today the only thing that can bring Rupert Murdoch’s family together is a court case.

  • Neil Chenoweth
The Fin podcast with Neil Chenoweth and Sam Buckingham Jones

Inside the Murdochs’ secret succession battle

This week on The Fin podcast, Neil Chenoweth and Sam Buckingham Jones discuss what Rupert Murdoch is trying to do to make sure Lachlan has total control.

Rupert Murdoch, centre, and his wife, Elena Zhukova Murdoch, arrive at the Second Judicial District Court in Reno, Nevada, on Monday.

Army of lawyers flanks Murdoch family as court battle gets underway

Rupert Murdoch is trying to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, remains in charge. Some 40 lawyers are listed for the hearings in Reno.

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  • Scott Sonner and Alex Veiga

Murdochs gather for a family battle like no other in Reno

The most important figure in western media over the coming weeks will be the probate judge charged with adjudicating on this dispute.

  • Ed Cumming
Rupert Murdoch favours his eldest son Lachlan to run the family business, but a trust gives equal voting rights to four of his children.

Murdoch’s family trust feud to stay secret, court rules

A court battle over the family control of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire will be held behind closed doors, depriving the media of details of the succession drama.

  • Matthew Cranston

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  • Lucy Slade
Rupert Murdoch’s last succession gambit in Reno this week. At the same time as the empire is crumbling, shareholder activism, Fox, power and influence.

The three headaches of Rupert Murdoch in his battle for control

A bombshell lawsuit between Rupert, Lachlan and his other children begins in Reno, Nevada, next week. Meanwhile, shareholders want change and Foxtel’s for sale.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

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