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Was Sue Akers in contempt at the Leveson Inquiry?
David Banks asks whether Sue Akers's Leveson Inquiry testimony risked contempt of court and whether journalists facing trial can expect a fair hearing.
13/3/12
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News of the World journalist filed story from Scotland Yard computer
Report that Dick Fedorcio told the Leveson Inquiry he allowed News of the World crime reporter Lucy Panton to file a story from his Scotland Yard computer.
13/3/12
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The missing link? Phone hacking and the Motorman files
Argues the Leveson Inquiry should open the Operation Motorman files, which may reveal how phone hacking really worked, following Alec Owens's evidence.
13/3/12
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Former Home Secretary rejected plans for full investigation into phone hacking, Leveson hears
Report that Sir Denis O'Connor told the Leveson Inquiry that then Home Secretary Alan Johnson showed little enthusiasm for a full phone hacking investigation in 2009.
12/3/12
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Leveson: Time to lift the lid on Motorman
Brian Cathcart argues that the Leveson Inquiry should publish the Operation Motorman database, the 'open secret' of illegal activity at the behest of newspapers.
12/3/12
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Leveson opens door for barrister to argue in favour of Motorman files disclosure
Report that Lord Justice Leveson recognised Hacked Off's request for the Operation Motorman database to be published, if counsel for victims formally submitted it.
12/3/12
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Leveson Inquiry, Week 12 – Senior Met officers in the witness box
Summary of the twelfth week of the Leveson Inquiry, in which former senior Met officers were questioned on dealings with the press and the 2006 and 2009 hacking investigations.
11/3/12
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Lord Hunt’s proposal: the last chance saloon again
Brian Cathcart identifies four significant weaknesses in Lord Hunt's proposal for a new voluntary press regulator to replace the Press Complaints Commission.
9/3/12
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Ex-senior Met Police officer accuses newspaper group of skewing investigation into MP
Report that former Met assistant commissioner Bob Quick told the Leveson Inquiry a newspaper group tried to skew an investigation into Conservative MP Damian Green.
7/3/12
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Lord Blair admits different approach to phone hacking 'could have been taken'
Report that Lord Blair told the Leveson Inquiry the Met could have taken a different approach to phone hacking allegations at the News of the World.
7/3/12
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