Sentences with phrase «victim of phone hacking»

A small number of victims of phone hacking engaged solicitors and made civil claims for invasion of privacy.

The letter also embraces the proposals for independent regulation put forward by Lord Hunt that has now been criticised as inadequate by the Guardian and Independent due to its lack of full independence from newspaper industry.The YouGov poll was commissioned by the Media Standards Trust, which is independent of, but has close links with Hacked Off, the group that campaigns for victims of phone hacking.

By March 2010, News International had spent over # 2 million settling court cases with victims of phone hacking.

[90] Comic actor Steve Coogan was reported to be one of the suspected victims of phone hacking.

The Met is writing to over 3,000 people as it takes a «fresh approach» to informing potential victims of phone hacking.

The judgments came after lawyers representing alleged victims of phone hacking told the judge that News Group has «consistently failed to provide proper disclosure and to meet its disclosure obligations».

«It's important for the victims of phone hacking that this has now been properly dealt with by the courts; and it matters for us all that we have a free and vibrant press which operates within the law,» he said.

The former Labour leader had told ministers that their decision to axe Leveson had been «contemptible» and it was a «matter of honour about the promises we made» to the victims of phone hacking.

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..

12.22 pm: News International has so far today paid out # 617,500 in damages plus legal costs to 15 victims of phone hacking.

Scotland Yard has repeatedly refused to reveal how many politicians were victims of phone hacking, although Simon Hughes, Boris Johnson and George Galloway have all been named.

Pictures of the «Rupert and Rebekah show» will infuriate the victims of phone hacking and those who question her denials.

If you have been told by the police that you were a victim of phone hacking by the Mirror, or if you would like to discuss a potential phone hacking claim, please get in touch.