Attorneys from Harbottle & Lewis will have a chance to defend their reputation and involvement in the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal after all.

Denied a request to speak about their role in the case Wednesday, News Corp.’s U.K. subsidiary News International reversed itself later that day and released their former lawyers from the bonds of client confidentiality, Legal Week reports.

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