On Wednesday 11 March 2015, Day 8, the Judge in the Mirror Damages Trial heard half a day of evidence, from claimants Paul Gascoigne and Lucy Taggart. Continue reading
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On Tuesday 10 March 2015, day 7 of the Mirror Damages Trial, the Court heard evidence from three witnesses, claimants Lauren Alcorn and Shane Roche and from actor Steve McFadden. Continue reading
On Monday 9 March 2015, the sixth day of the Mirror Damages Trial, the Court heard evidence from former Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati and from former TV producer Robert Ashworth. Continue reading
The first week of the Mirror Damages Trial has concluded. On Day 5, Counsel for the Claimants finished his opening speech, the Defendant’s Counsel made a short opening and the Court heard evidence from BBC creative director, Alan Yentob. Continue reading
The claimants’ opening submissions continued on Day 4 of the Mirror Damages Trial before Mr Justice Mann. More than half the day was taken up with legal argument. Continue reading
On the third day of the civil damages claim against Mirror Group Newspapers Counsel for the eight claimants continued his opening speech to the judge, Mr Justice Mann. David Sherborne told the Court that senior MGN executives and journalists were not only aware of phone hacking but were complicit in it as well. Continue reading
The civil claim by eight representative claimants against MGN Ltd, publishers of the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and the People began today – after yesterday was devoted to preliminary legal argument. MGN has admitted liability in relation to each of the claimants and the main purpose of the trial is to establish damages guidelines for subsequent cases. Continue reading
On Monday 2 March 2015, the first phone hacking trial will finally begin, nearly 4 years after a “phone hacking managing judge” was first appointed . In Court 15 of the Rolls Building the current managing judge Mr Justice Mann will begin hearing the trial in the case of Various Claimants v MGN Ltd. Continue reading
In a statement published in today’s Daily Mirror Trinity Mirror the owner of the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People has apologised publicly to “all its victims of phone hacking”. Continue reading
Phone hacking continued to feature prominently in media law news in 2014 with a long trial and a series of guilty pleas. The second half of the year saw a stream of trials relating to the payment of public officials by journalists – with more to begin in 2015. Continue reading
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