“Government plans to introduce a mandatory telephone gateway to the civil legal aid scheme are facing a legal challenge which is supported by The Law Society. The Public Law Project, acting on behalf of ten specialist legal aid firms, has issued an application for permission to apply for a judicial review of the plan.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Scotland Yard officers failed to consult either the director of public prosecutions or the attorney general before invoking the Official Secrets Act to try to force the Guardian to reveal journalistic sources, it has been revealed.”
The Guardian, 19th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler have been offered £3 million in damages from News International after the publisher of the News of the World admitted her phone had been hacked.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The parents of Madeleine McCann, actor Hugh Grant and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling were named today as core participants in the first stage of the inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“James Murdoch is to face a fresh grilling by MPs investigating the News of the World phone hacking scandal, it was announced today.”
The Independent, 13th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Rollover contracts for landline and broadband customers are to be banned after the telecoms watchdog accused providers of locking households into long-term deals with little additional benefit.”
The Independent, 13th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sheila Henry, the mother of 26-year-old Christian Small who died in the blast at King’s Cross, has been put forward as a lead case in the civil litigation cases against the News of the World.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Law Society has written to the Leveson Inquiry to express its concerns over fresh allegations that lawyers acting for phone-hacking victims have been targeted by private investigators.”
Legal Week, 5th September 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Lord Justice Leveson will hold his first preliminary hearing for the judicial inquiry into phone hacking on Tuesday to decide which newspaper groups and other organisations will be eligible to be ‘core participants’.”
The Guardian, 2nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Appeals by telecoms firms against decisions taken by the UK’s telecoms regulator will be better focused and be less time consuming, according to Government proposals to change the appeals process.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man spotted using two mobile phones while behind the wheel of his car has been banned from driving for 12 months.”
BBC News, 15th August 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“David Cameron has said that the Government wants to explore ways to control social media following this week’s riots. Just how could such a plan work?”
Daily Telegraph, 12th August 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The UK Government is investigating whether it can stop people communicating through social media if they are known to be planning riots, the Prime Minister has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th August 2011
Source:www.out-law.com
“The manufacturers of a messaging system used by London rioters to organise public disorder can legitimately hand over details of the communications to police, according to a legal expert.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“Opening his inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal, Lord Justice of Appeal Leveson said he will focus on the practices and ethics of the press, in relation to the public, police and politicians.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Celebrities encourage intrusion, and we have a right to know about anything that affects politicians’ ability to do their jobs.”
The Guardian, 26th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lord Macdonald was warned by his own employees as far back as 2006 that there were a “vast array” of News of the World phone-hacking victims.”
The Independent, 26th July 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched a formal investigation into the role played by solicitors in the News International phone-hacking scandal.”
The Lawyer, 22nd July 2011
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The legal firm that Rupert Murdoch accused of making a ‘major mistake’ in the News International internal investigation into phone hacking will be allowed to defend itself against allegations that it helped cover up the scandal.”
The Guardian, 20th July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The full parliamentary report into phone hacking.”
Home Affairs Committee, 20th July 2011
Source: www.parliament.co.uk
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