News International has settled its dispute with former Sun features editor Matt Nixson 14 months after he was sacked on the orders of News Corp's Management and Standards Committee.

Press Gazette understands that its coverage of the case is thought to have been a key factor in hastening the settlement of the dispute.

Nixson was summarily sacked without notice pay in July 2011 prompting him to sue for unfair dismissal and to lodge a separate legal case against the News Corp Management and Standards Committee for wrongful dismissal in the High Court.