Detective agency sues News Int'l.

LONDON -- The private eye who had been jailed for phone hacking in the News around the globe is suing the defunct tabloid's writer, News Int'l., to be able to pressure the firm to pay for his legal bills. Glenn Mulcaire has released a higher Court writ declaring that News Group Newspapers is obliged to pay for his legal bills for fighting court cases introduced by celebs and pols' who claim he compromised their cell phones News stated it might stop having to pay his legal costs after it emerged within the public grilling of Rupert and James Murdoch This summer 19 by British pols that News was still being forking out for his legal bills. In 2007 Mulcaire offered a jail sentence within the U.K. for unlawfully intercepting voice messages on phones owned by people from the British royal household.It's also emerged, based on British newspaper the Protector, that Mulcaire continues to be relayed through an english court he must reveal who told him to compromise the voicemails of model Elle MacPherson and five other U.K. politicians.Mulcaire is anticipated to announce these names over the following week inside a move sure to be another blow to News Corp.The imminent reports are caused by law suit taken through the British actor Steve Coogan, who claims his phone was compromised through the News around the globe. Coogan stated: "Red carpet several weeks of declining to reply to these questions I'm pleased that Glenn Mulcaire has finally been purchased to express who in the News around the globe requested him to compromise the cell phones of Max Clifford, Sky Andrew, Gordon Taylor, Simon Hughes Mega pixel, Elle MacPherson and Jo Remedy.Although I'm happy with this latest development I remain annoyed by Mr. Mulcaire's refusal to fix who approved him to unlawfully access my voicemail message messages and can still press of these solutions." Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com