Rupert Murdoch's Family Feud

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A family battle over the future of Rupert Murdoch's media empire – including most of Australia's capital city newspapers – has begun in a court in the US state of Nevada.

The Australian-turned-American press patriarch and four of his children have travelled to the desert city of Reno, where a court is considering the future of a multi-billion-dollar family trust.

Rupert, 93, wants to amend the trust to ensure his eldest son, Lachlan, retains control of his companies, News Corp and Fox Corp, when he dies.

To do so, he needs to change the trust's "irrevocable" terms. The terms, as they are currently written, would split control of News and Fox between Lachlan, who chairs both companies, and three of his siblings: James, Elisabeth and Prudence.

The trio is opposing the move to change the terms of the trust.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...-murdoch-news-corp-fox-court-nevada/104358816

Will we see Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan win or will it be the 3 more moderate siblings?
 
I agree with the legendary wisdom of Solomon: let Murdoch's companies, and Murdoch, and his heirs, be divided in twain and unto the cow's rightful owner shall choose which half of each she gets. I think that's how it worked, I forget. Anyway, cut everybody in half, that's the takeaway. Even the most complex legal situations become simplified when everyone involved is cut in half. There is much to be learned from the ancients, when you know how!
 
Who woulda' guessed that a nice fella like Murdoch would end up estranged from most of his children?


Gosh. So shocking.:rolleyes:
 
This is what you do if you're Rupert.

Egg toss among all possible successors, randomly assigned. The team of two that win fist fight each other to a bloody mess but not quite to death.

If there's still no clear winner, trivia quiz of ten questions.

If tied, back to another fight except this time you can use non-firearm weapons.

If still no distinct winner, two out three paper-scissors-rock.
 
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Yep, a small court is definitely the place to make decisions about the future of one of the biggest, most influential media conglomerates in the world.

no judge shopping here, move along.
 
I'm utterly amazed that he even slightly cares about what happens when he's dead.


I suspect that in the top ten list of people who've thoroughly ****** the world up in the last 60 years, his name is going to be somewhere near the top.
 
When I saw that this was being heard in Reno I, inevitably, thought of Folsom Prison Blues.

Other than that, I'm with The Tragic One on how best to dispose of this matter. You know it makes sense.
 
Of course, this just plan B. In case Rupert gets exposed to sunlight or garlic or Van Helsing finall ygets him.
 
Of note in the OP article:

"Former US attorney-general Bill Barr, who served presidents George HW Bush and Donald Trump, is representing the elder Murdoch in the court dispute."
 
TragicMonkey said:
I agree with the legendary wisdom of Solomon: let Murdoch's companies, and Murdoch, and his heirs, be divided in twain and unto the cow's rightful owner shall choose which half of each she gets. I think that's how it worked, I forget. Anyway, cut everybody in half, that's the takeaway. Even the most complex legal situations become simplified when everyone involved is cut in half. There is much to be learned from the ancients, when you know how!
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A better solution would be to cut each of the Murdochs in half. Then each half can inherit part of their evil empire.
 
Orphia Nay said:
Of note in the OP article:

"Former US attorney-general Bill Barr, who served presidents George HW Bush and Donald Trump, is representing the elder Murdoch in the court dispute."
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this shows the procedure for what it is: efforts to coerce the judge.

The logic of the Federalist Society is that Judges don't have to know anything about anything, as it is the job of the lawyers to present their case in a way useful for the judge to make a decision.
But in actuality, Barr knows nothing about corporate law, either, but will convince the judge by sheer reputation.

exactly what the Rule of Law is supposed to prevent.
 
The Great Zaganza said:
this shows the procedure for what it is: efforts to coerce the judge.

The logic of the Federalist Society is that Judges don't have to know anything about anything, as it is the job of the lawyers to present their case in a way useful for the judge to make a decision.
But in actuality, Barr knows nothing about corporate law, either, but will convince the judge by sheer reputation.

exactly what the Rule of Law is supposed to prevent.
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They firstly have to "coerce" a probate commissioner.

"The family trust case is being heard by a probate commissioner – a court official who makes recommendations to be signed off by a judge."
 
Orphia Nay said:
They firstly have to "coerce" a probate commissioner.

"The family trust case is being heard by a probate commissioner – a court official who makes recommendations to be signed off by a judge."
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Actually, it has to then be signed off by 3 judges, not just one.

Doing so will involve firstly convincing a Probate Commissioner — who then will put the case before three judges — that an "irrevocable" trust, a word that portrays a sense of permanence, should be altered.

Not surprisingly, the move has created an irrevocable split between Lachlan and James — at various points both rivals for their father's approval — with Prudence and Elizabeth lining up behind James to oppose the move.

Call it mischievous. Call it a lark. For whatever reason, the plan, hatched by Rupert last year and formalised when it was lodged in the Nevada courts last October, was dubbed, of all things, Project Harmony.
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Project Harmony? Um...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-21/inside-the-murdoch-family-power-struggle/104376356
 
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