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Open letter to Prime Minister on 'no win, no fee' agreements for libel and privacy cases
Hacked Off and Libel Reform back an open letter to the Prime Minister on 'no win, no fee' agreements, signed by victims of press abuse including Kate and Gerry McCann.
27/3/12
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Press "damaged and hindered" Milly Dowler disappearance investigation
Surrey Police Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Kirkby told the Leveson Inquiry the press 'damaged and hindered' the Milly Dowler disappearance investigation.
27/3/12
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Officer who headed Operation Weeting independent review had 'absolute support from Met Police'
Durham Chief Constable Jonathan Stoddart told the Leveson Inquiry he had 'absolute support' from the Met in his independent review of Operation Weeting.
27/3/12
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Let’s get over this terror of the word ‘statutory’
Brian Cathcart argues against the fear of the word 'statutory' in the press regulation debate, citing Jeremy Paxman's questioning of Hugh Grant.
27/3/12
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Sunday Mirror journalists interviewed Ipswich murders suspect at hotel, senior police officer claims
The chief constable of Suffolk told the Leveson Inquiry that Sunday Mirror journalists picked up a suspect for interview at a hotel during the Ipswich murders investigation.
26/3/12
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Crime Reporters Association sought 'preferential treatment' over Cumbria shootings
Anne Pickles of the Carlisle News and Star told the Leveson Inquiry that Crime Reporters Association journalists sought preferential treatment over the Cumbria shootings.
26/3/12
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Leveson Inquiry, Week 14 – Regional police and crime reporters
Weekly summary of Leveson Inquiry module two evidence from regional police forces, police press officers and crime reporters, including claims about a 2006 murder investigation.
25/3/12
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Interview: Chris Jefferies tells Hacked Off about his ordeal, Leveson and hopes for press reform
Chris Jefferies, wrongly arrested over the murder of Joanna Yeates, describes his treatment by the press, his Leveson evidence and hopes for reform.
Strathclyde Police investigated 45 suspected leaks to press, Leveson hears
Strathclyde Chief Constable Stephen House told the Leveson Inquiry that the force had investigated 45 suspected leaks to the press in five years.
21/3/12
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Met commissioner says press and police relationship 'distorted'
Report that Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe told the Leveson Inquiry that the relationship between the press and the police had become 'distorted'.
21/3/12
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