Sun crime reporter, Anthony France, has been convicted of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office. Mr France had paid PC Timothy Edwards a total of £22,000 for 42 stories over a period of 3 years. Read the rest of this entry »
News: Operation Elveden, Sun journalist Anthony France convicted of aiding and abetting misconduct in public office [Updated]
23 05 2015Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Anthony France, Misconduct in Public Office, Operation Elveden, Sun
Categories : Journalism, Legal
Operation Elveden: CPS drops cases as more journalists acquitted – James Doleman
18 04 2015
There were understandable scenes of jubilation from the friends and family of the two Sun and one Daily Mirror reporters at the Old Bailey yesterday as a jury found them not guilty on all charges. The Mirror’s Graham Brough and Neil Millard and Brandon Malinsky of the Sun walked free from court. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: CPS, Misconduct in Public Office, Operation Elveden
Categories : Legal, Media
Operation Elveden, the CPS and the serious abuse of public trust – James Doleman
4 04 2015The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decision not to seek a re-trial in the case of a former News of the World journalist, whose conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal comes as no surprise. The reporter concerned, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had already served the relevant part of their sentence, home detention. So any further trial would seem to be rather pointless. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: James Doleman, Misconduct in Public Office, Operation Elveden, Sun
Categories : Journalism, Legal
Sun Four Trial: Soldier tells court he could not believe the Sun “would be encouraging people to commit a crime”
25 02 2015
A debt ridden army officer was encouraged by an advert to sell information to The Sun a court was told yesterday. John Hardy, who is on trial for committing misconduct in a public office, admitted selling the newspaper information on Princes Harry and William while he was an instructor at Sandhurst. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Misconduct in Public Office, Operation Elveden, Sun Four Trial
Categories : Journalism, Legal
Journalistic freedom, RIPA and misconduct in public office: lessons from Sally Murrer’s case – Gavin Millar QC
14 11 2014
In 2008 I defended a journalist called Sally Murrer at Kingston Crown Court. Sally worked for the Milton Keynes Citizen. The Thames Valley Police wanted to identify one of their officers as one of her sources. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: Gavin Millar QC, Misconduct in Public Office, RIPA, Society of Editors
Categories : Government and Policy, Journalism
Phone Hacking Trial Report: Coulson cleared payments to police for Queen’s private phone book, jury hears – Martin Hickman
1 11 2013
Andy Coulson approved two corrupt payments to “palace cops” despite being warned by one of his reporters that he risked criminal charges, the phone hacking trial heard today. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : 6 Comments »
Tags: Andrew Coulson, Clive Goodman, Misconduct in Public Office, Old Bailey, Rebekah Brooks
Categories : Phone Hacking
News: Four public officials plead guilty over leaks to the Sun
9 03 2013
Two former police officers, an ex-prison officer and another public official have admitted selling information to the Sun. These are the first accused to plead guilty in relation to the investigation into alleged illegal payments by journalists. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : 1 Comment »
Tags: Misconduct in Public Office, Police, Sun
Categories : Media, Phone Hacking
News: Metropolitan Police Officer convicted of misconduct over attempted sale of phone hacking information
10 01 2013
Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn has been convicted of misconduct in a public office by a jury at Southwark Crown Court after she admitted telephoning the “News of the World” on 11 September 2010, shortly after the phone hacking inquiry was re-opening. She is the first person to have been prosecuted under Operation Elveden, the investigation into improper police behaviour. Read the rest of this entry »
Comments : 2 Comments »
Tags: Andy Coulson, Casburn, Criminal Law, Misconduct in Public Office
Categories : Phone Hacking
