london rupert murdoch british newspaper group say friday one title hack computer former intelligence officer admission critics say show takeover european broadcaster sky block hear london high court murdoch news group newspapers admit vicarious liability hack computers belong ian hurst work british military intelligence case come month britain media minister say regulators scrutinize murdoch plan 15 billion takeover sky concern broadcast standards impact media plurality hurst lawyer jeremy reed say court statement irish edition news world newspaper hire private investigator intercept client email 2006. hurst serve northern ireland late write book experience include detail britain top spy irish republican army ira alfredo scappaticci know codename stakeknife reed say likely target employee newspaper want trace scappaticci confirm news group newspapers ... accept vicarious liability wrongful act computer interception say anthony hudson lawyer newspaper group add pay substantial damage hurst family news group newspapers accept activity happen accept never happen undertake court never happen opponents murdoch takeover say case evidence deal allow go would send dossier competition market authority cma examine propose deal vital cma able take new evidence criminality corporate failure account assess murdochs bid take sky say tom watson deputy leader britain opposition labour party murdoch shut news world 2011 journalists find involve widespread phone-hacking original attempt buy full control sky ditch wake scandal since company split two separate newspapers entertainment assets help smooth deal passage last month murdoch son jam say confident regulators would assess deal merit sway grievances father newspapers say company deal effectively past problems murdoch 's uk paper arm admit computer hack fuel criticism sky takeover