Sentences with phrase «against phone hacking»

He claimed that when people stopped him in the street, they most often mentioned his campaigning against phone hacking, his quest to uncover child abuse and his passion for music.

Not exact matches

The DOJ dropped its legal action against Apple last week, saying it had found a way to hack into the phone.

And Max Mosley, the former head of Formula One who successfully brought a series of suits against News of the World for publishing pictures of him involved in an orgy, later funded a number of lawsuits against the same tabloid by people who said its journalists had hacked their phones.

The dramatic twist in the phone - hacking saga came after a week in which public and political opinion turned decisively against the Murdochs» dominance of British media.

This time it could be worse - by taking the rare step of allowing the emergency debate on phone - hacking he made a power play against the government, which was desperate to avoid it.

Very quickly, Mark Reckless gets in a quick question about the MPA's funding of legal fees against Mark Lewis, the lawyer in relation to phone - hacking for the family of murder victim Milly Dowler.

Sir Brian Leveson was appointed by David Cameron in 2011 to chair an inquiry into the conduct of the press in the wake of phone hacking allegations against the News of the World.

James Murdoch stated that News International had based its «push back» against new allegations on the combination of three pieces of evidence: that the Metropolitan Police had closed their investigation, that the Crown Prosecution Service had closed their prosecution and that they had received written advice from their legal advisors Harbottle & Lewis, that there was nothing to suggest phone hacking was not the work of one «rogue reporter» working with private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.

The Crown Prosecution Service has refused to pursue criminal charges against Andy Coulson over phone hacking.

A senior police officer went toe - to - toe with one of the MPs leading the charge against phone - hacking in parliament today.

News International has backed down significantly in its battle against its critics on the issue of phone - hacking.

Phone hacking allegations against the News of the World have led to «a major crisis in public confidence in yet another pillar of the establishment» Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.

The trio have been left in a state of legal limbo by the privileges committee following serious accusations made against them in 2012 by the Commons culture, media and sport select committee, which was then investigating phone hacking at the News of the World.

Bryant, who was compensated with # 30,000 by the newspaper company after it was revealed he was a victim of phone hacking by the News of the World, said he also believed the move was premature given the Crown Prosecution Service is said to be still considering corporate charges against News Corp..

Her appointment comes as the Crown Prosecution Service considers bringing corporate charges against News International — now News UK — over phone hacking.

Senior policemen are continuing to defend the force against accusations that it failed to assess the evidence it already had on phone - hacking.

Some believed the strength of the press reaction against the Guardian was a revenge attack for the phone - hacking story, which the Guardian original broke, leading to the current stand - off over a press regulation charter.

Miliband's stand against News International during the phone - hacking scandal was a high - point in his leadership.

Brian Paddick, former deputy assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan police, has initiated judicial review proceedings against his former force over the phone hacking row.

Kelvin MacKenzie told the then News International boss, Rebekah Brooks, and Sun editor, Dominic Mohan, he was quitting as a columnist in 2011 because he thought they had kept the full extent of phone hacking from him, according to evidence presented as part of a civil case against the newspaper's publisher on Thursday.

Parts of the proecution case against Rebekah Brooks have been run like a medieval witch - hunt, the phone - hacking trial has been told.

According to a Welsh Government spokesperson, Carwyn Jones is allowed to use his official phone to call, text email and tweet on party matters because it's important that the First Minister only ever uses a secure device that's protected against hacking.

Phone - hacking lawyer Mark Lewis is poised to take legal action against News Corporation in the US, as the long - running scandal moves beyond the UK courts.

We are representing a number of clients in relation to claims for phone hacking against the Daily Mirror in the wake of Operation Golding - the police investigation into phone hacking at the Daily Mirror and other Mirror titles.

As a result, the company is working closely with Israeli cyber security experts in a bid to fortify the upcoming phone against any attempts of hacking or spying.