Rupert Murdoch and his son James may have survived Tuesday’s Parliamentary committee hearings more or less unscathed, but they and others affiliated with News Corporation are far from done facing tough questions. And that means the media conglomerate’s legal team continues to swell.

Debevoise & Plimpton confirmed Wednesday that News Corp.’s independent directors have hired the firm to provide oversight of a management and standards committee that will review the ongoing U.K. phone-hacking and bribery scandal that has roiled the company.

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