The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a potential setback to his mission to seek election again in 2017.<br /><br /> His team are to appeal after magistrates ruled conversations with his lawyer were phone-tapped <br />legally as part of an investigation into alleged corruption.<br /><br /> Sarkozy and his lawyer Thierry Herzog are suspected of trying to interfere in another inquiry.<br /><br /> It’s thought Sarkozy may have promised to promote a judge in return for information.<br /><br /> “We are going to file an appeal to (the highest court) the Cour de Cassation against this ruling immediately. The fight to protect lawyer-client privilege is not simply Thierry Herzog’s battle, it is a battle for all lawyers, and it will carry on with the same strength and the same energy,” said Herzog’s lawyer, Paul-Albert Iweins.<br /><br /> The news comes at a key time for the centre-right party Sarkozy leads. It’s changing its name from the UMP to the Republicans and is planning its strategy for the next elections.<br /><br /> Some of his su
