“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“Ofcom can fine telecoms companies up to £2m for failing to hand over information about their networks, the media regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
“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
“Police today pledged to crack down on corrupt prison officers after a male officer was jailed for smuggling drugs to inmates.”
The Independent, 28th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three-year broadband and phone contracts have been banned by the communications regulator Ofcom, with providers now only able to offer maximum contracts of two years. They must also make 12-month contracts available under the new regulations which bring the UK in line with EU telecoms law.”
The Guardian, 26th May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A mobile phone user who was sent an astronomical bill has won a battle with telecoms giant Vodafone to get his money back.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“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
“The Government has asked for industry’s input on new communication laws that could come into effect as early as 2015. It has opened a review into the regulation of the communications industry in the UK.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
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