Unauthorised tapping or hacking of mobile communications – Home Affairs Committee
“The full parliamentary report into phone hacking.”
Home Affairs Committee, 20th July 2011
Source: www.parliament.co.uk
Category: interception
The Sun enters frame as Jude Law makes new hacking claims – The Independent
“For the first time, The Sun newspaper was last night dragged into the phone-hacking scandal after it emerged that the actor Jude Law is suing Rupert Murdoch’s best-selling daily title over the alleged interception of his voicemails while Rebekah Brooks was editor.”
The Independent, 15th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cabinet Office warned Gordon Brown phone hacking inquiry open to legal challenge – Daily Telegraph
“The Cabinet Office warned Gordon Brown that an inquiry into phone hacking would be open to legal challenge and could be seen as politically motivated, documents released today show.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking: David Cameron announces terms of phone-hacking inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“The independent inquiry into phone hacking will have the power to summon newspaper proprietors, journalists, police and politicians to give evidence under oath and in public, Prime Minister David Cameron said today.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Terrorists are harnessing hi-tech communications, government warns – Daily Telelgraph
“Britain is failing to prosecute enough terrorists and the security services are struggling to obtain intelligence because of the sophistication of modern communications, the government has disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former Director of Public Prosecutions says no question of conflict in News Corporation advice – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, the former Director of Public Prosecutions, last night denied there was a conflict of interest when he advised Rupert Murdoch’s media company over the News of the World scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
James Murdoch could face criminal charges on both sides of the Atlantic – The Guardian
“James Murdoch and News Corp could face corporate legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic that involve criminal charges, fines and forfeiture of assets as the escalating phone-hacking scandal risks damaging his chances of taking control of Rupert Murdoch’s US-based media empire.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dismissed News of the World journalists may have grounds to sue – The Guardian
“Journalists dismissed by the News of the World who are unable to find new jobs and fear their professional reputations have been damaged by the phone hacking scandal could have legal grounds for suing News International, according to employment specialists.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
David Cameron promises action on hacking – The Independent
“Prime Minister David Cameron today promised action to ‘get to the bottom’ of the phone hacking scandal but said it was not just about the press but about the police and ‘about how politics works too’. ”
The Independent, 8th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
News of the World axed by News International – The Guardian
“News International announced on Thursday that it is closing the News of the World after this Sunday’s edition, with no end in sight to the political and commercial fallout from the phone-hacking scandal after 72 hours of mounting crisis”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Phone hacking: two separate inquiries will look at police and press – The Guardian
“David Cameron will meet Ed Miliband next Wednesday to agree terms of two official inquiries into the phone-hacking scandal, including a judge-led inquiry into the conduct of the original police investigation, and an inquiry into the future of the media and its regulation.”
The Guardian, 7th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Baroness Buscombe: ‘PCC has been active over phone hacking’ – Daily Telegraph
“Chair of the Press Complaints Commission Baroness Buscombe says her organisation has acted over the News of the World’s phone hacking scandal but admits the system needs to be reformed.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Milly Dowler phone hacking: Speaker grants emergency Commons debate – The Guardian
“The Speaker has granted a rare emergency Commons debate on Wednesday into calls for a public inquiry into phone hacking by News International journalists, and a potential cover up by its senior executives.”
The Guardian, 5th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MI5 admits to wrongful surveillance of innocent people, new report says – OUT-LAW.com
“The UK’s Security Service wrongly gathered information about innocent telephone users during criminal surveillance, a report into the interception of communications has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th July 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Paul Gascoigne becomes hacking test case – BBC News
“Paul Gascoigne will be one of the four test cases for alleged victims of News of the World phone-hacking.”
BBC News, 1st July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Celebrities can be given hacking surveillance notes, High Court rules – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers of celebrities who suspect that phone messages were intercepted by News of the World journalists can be given material from ‘surveillance’ notes seized by police, a High Court judge said today (27 June).”
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Phone hacking: information commissioner ends NoW inquiry – The Guardian
“The information commissioner has ended his investigation into News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers following ‘assurances’ it did not lose a tranche of emails which could contain evidence its journalists were involved in hacking phones.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ryan Giggs launches legal action over News of the World phone hacking – The Guardian
“Ryan Giggs is the latest celebrity to begin legal proceedings against the News of the World and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire over phone hacking.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sienna Miller settles hacking case – The Independent
“Sienna Miller’s privacy and harassment claim in the News of the World phone-hacking action settled for £100,000 damages today.”
The Independent, 7th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
