Second Lords defeat for Government over costs in phone-hacking cases
The Government today suffered a further defeat in the Lords over the awarding of costs against newspapers and media organisations…
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Supreme Court to hear Mirror Group Newspapers’ appeal over phone-hacking fees
The Supreme Court is to hear an appeal by Mirror Group Newspapers on whether claimants in the phone-hacking case can…
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Lords vote through Leveson law forcing publishers to pay both sides’ costs in hacking claims that they win
The Lords last night voted through a change in the law which would force most news publishers to pay both…
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Baronet report sheds further light on incompetence of the police and criminality of the News of the World
If Surrey Police had acted on knowledge of phone-hacking at the News of the World in 2002, the paper would…
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A Surrey Police report has found that at least five police officers from the force were aware in 2002 that…
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MPs vote against forcing Leveson two inquiry into media hacking and the police
The House of Commons last night voted against forcing the Government to hold part two of the Leveson inquiry. Part…
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Mirror group makes 21 hacking payouts: ‘Journalists hacked actor Nigel Havers while he nursed dying wife’
Some 21 Mirror group phone-hacking victims – including TV presenter Davina McCall and actors Nigel Havers and Rhys Ifans – have…
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Much phone-hacking evidence against The Sun said to be ‘weak’, but at least 11 civil hacking claims will go ahead
The Sun is facing at least 11 phone-hacking claims after failing to get civil litigation thrown out at a pre-trial…
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