A blockbuster two-week trial to decide the future control of some of the world’s most famous news brands in the Murdoch family empire begins this week.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, is expected to appear in a courthouse in Reno, Nevada, some time after the case begins on Tuesday (Wednesday in Australia), to argue that handing control of his vast and influential assets to his eldest son Lachlan in the event of his own passing is in all their interests.
Courtroom stand-off: Rupert Murdoch and his children Elisabeth, Lachlan and James.Credit: Jamie Brown
Since Rupert hatched a plan to change the terms of the family trust, pistols have been drawn, positioning the much publicised Murdoch family members against each other in their own Succession-style civil war.
The latest instalment in the Murdoch family drama has escalated real-life comparisons…