“Two former cabinet minsters, a police chief and a journalist are to mount a judicial review into the Metropolitan police’s handing of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A leading tabloid journalist has joined those suing the News of the World for allegedly hacking into voicemails, reviving claims that the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper has been spying on its rivals to steal their stories.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“James Hewitt, the former army officer who became famous for his affair with Princess Diana, is poised to sue the News of the World for invasion of privacy.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Actor Sienna Miller accepted £100,000 compensation from News of the World on Friday after the paper accepted unconditional liability for all her phone-hacking claims.”
The Guardian, 13th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Four men who believe the News of the World hacked their phones have applied to the High Court again for a judicial review into the police inquiry.”
BBC News, 12th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Sienna Miller should be forced to accept damages of £100,000 in her phone hacking claim against the News of the World because the stories published about her private life were ‘not that hurtful’, a lawyer for the Sunday newspaper said yesterday.”
The Independent,13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The information commissioner has told a powerful group of MPs that legislation outlawing phone hacking is ‘very uneven’ and ‘very unclear’ and the law should be clarified.”
The Guardian, 26th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to consent to a request from an individual to begin a prosecution of BT Group Plc and Phorm Inc in relation to alleged unlawful interception of internet browsing data.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th April 2011
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
“The director of Public Prosecutions and the second-in-command of Britain’s largest police force last night attempted to draw a line under a damaging split between them over whether legal advice limited the original investigation into the phone hacking scandal.”
The Independent, 12th April 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“BT and Phorm will not face prosecution for trials of technology that secretly intercepted and profiled the broadband traffic of tens of thousands of people, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“News International as a corporation could face a criminal prosecution following its admission that the phones of celebrities were hacked into by its staff.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sir Gus O’Donnell, the cabinet secretary, blocked an attempt by Gordon Brown before the general election to hold a judicial inquiry into allegations that the News of the World had hacked into the phones of cabinet ministers and other high-profile figures.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of Britain’s most notorious drug dealers, Curtis Warren, has lost a legal battle that would have led to his conviction being overturned.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The phone-hacking scandal has spilled over into an extraordinary public clash between the Metropolitan police and the director of public prosecutions, with each side implying the other has misled parliament.”
The Guardian, 24th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former cabinet minister Tessa Jowell has begun legal proceedings which could see her name added to the list of public figures suing the News of the World for alleged phone hacking.”
The Independent, 18th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“People accused of misusing confidential commercial or technical information have lost the right to avoid self-incrimination in court cases, following a High Court ruling.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Gray v News Group Newspapers Ltd and another; Coogan v Same [2011] EWHC 349 (Ch); [2011] WLR (D) 65
“The words ‘technical or commercial information’ in the definition of ‘intellectual property’ in section 72(5) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, section 72 (1) of which provided for the withdrawal of privilege against self or spousal incrimination in proceedings for, inter alia, infringement of rights pertaining to any intellectual property, meant technical or commercial information which could be protected by action.”
WLR Daily, 28th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Scotland Yard is to contest a lawsuit that could establish the true number of victims in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The likelihood of further News of the World (NotW) journalists being dragged into the phone-hacking scandal increased yesterday when a judge ruled that names believed to belong to the paper’s employees should no longer be blanked out on key documents.”
The Independent, 25th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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