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Phone-hacking Trial - Day 108

Jonathan Laidlaw QC, Defence Counsel for Rebekah Brooks continues his closing speech:

Rebekah Brooks - image from BBC News

A full account of yesterday's events in court, as well as links to articles and information, can be found HERE.

Latest links:

• Prosecution of Rebekah Brooks Likened to a 'Medieval Witch-hunt' - The Drum
• Case Against Rebekah Brooks a 'Pantomime' Defence Say - The Drum
• Phone-hacking and Bribery Only Happened a Few Times Under Brooks, Trial Hears - Hacked Off
• Sun Editor David Dinsmore Says Leveson Has Left a 'Banana Republic' Level of Secrecy in British Public Life - Press Gazette

• 'No Smoking Gun' To Link Rebekah Brooks to Conspiracy - Independent
• Brooks and Coulson Did Not Share Everything During Affair, Jury Told - Guardian
• Brooks Lawyer Blames Cruel Media at U.K. Phone-hacking Trial - Bloomberg
• Prosecution of Rebekah Brooks 'Desperate', 'Reckless' and 'Outrageous' Court Told - The Drum
• Plea to Jurors at NOTW Hacking Trial - Independent.ie

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Eimear Cook - image from Daily Mail

Phone-hacking Trial - Day 107

Closing speeches by the Defence Counsels begin:

Rebekah and Charlie Brooks arriving at court.

The image above was taken by James Doleman (@jamesdoleman ) who, as well as live-tweeting from the Old Bailey, writes excellent twice-daily accounts of the proceedings for The Drum.

Yesterday, Andrew Edis, Prosecution Counsel, ended his closing speech. A full account of the events in court can be found HERE. 

Latest links to articles and information:

• 'No Smoking Gun' in Case Against Rebekah Brooks, Court Told - Guardian
• No Smoking Gun in Rebekah Brooks' Case, Court Told - The Drum
• Case Against Brooks is 'Entirely Circumstantial', Hacking Trial Hears - Hacked Off
• No Smoking Gun, Says Brooks' Lawyer - BBC News

• Andy Coulson Defence 'Preposterous', Prosecution Tells Jury - The Drum
• Prosecution: Brooks, Coulson and Kuttner Knew All About Phone-hacking - Hacked Off
• Route to Verdict UPDATED: Justice Saunders New Directions to the Hacking Jury - Peter Jukes' Blog
• Guardian 'Not Fit' to Join Press Regulator, Says Senior Civil Servant - Guardian
• Hacking Trial Live Tweets - 19th May - Peter Jukes' Blog
• Rebekah Brooks's Love Letter to Andy Coulson 'Relevant to Conspiracy Charge' - Guardian
• News of the World Executives 'Did Not Lift a Finger' After Milly Dowler Hacking - Guardian

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Jonathan Laidlaw QC, Defence Counsel for Rebekah Brooks.

Phone-hacking Trial - Day 106

9th day in the Witness Box for Clive Goodman:

Andy Coulson and Clive Goodman - image from Telegraph

Trial Summary Week 26 from Peter Jukes' Blog

Latest links to articles and information:

• Defence Completes Its Case as Trial Nears End - The Drum
• Hacking Trial Jury to Retire to Consider Verdicts on June 9th - Hacked Off 
• Dept for Work and Pensions Comms Chief: Guardian Inaccuracies Mean it is Not Fit to Join IPSO - Press Gazette

• Security Plans for PrinceDiana's Home Found at Clive Goodman's - Martin Hickman - Inforrm's Blog
• Goodman: News International Meddled in My Prosecution to Avoid Truth About Phone-hacking - Martin Hickman/David Hencke
• Letter from Hacked Off Responding to Guardian's Profile of New IPSO Chair, Sir Alan Moses
• Is this Kettling of Police the Final Act of Plebgate? - Marina Hyde - Guardian
• Princess Diana Floor Plans Found at Former NoW Royal Editor's House - Guardian
• Scams, Scans and Unseen Dangers - The Drum
• Blame, Suspicion and Doubt - Royal Editor 'Manipulated' by Coulson - BBC News

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Andrew Edis QC, Prosecution Counsel

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Phone-hacking Trial - Day 104

Clive Goodman's 7th Day in the Witness Box:

Clive Goodman arriving at court yesterday - image Daily Mail

A full account of yesterday's proceedings, articles and information can be found HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

• Even in its Dying Days, the PCC Covers up the Mail's Appalling Code-breaching Record - Hacked Off
• Trinity Mirror: 'Too Soon to Know' How Phone-hacking Allegations Will Progress - Guardian
• Andy Coulson's Counsel Challenges 'Bullying' Allegations - The Drum
• Details Held for Royal 'Discretion' - Phone-hacking Trial -  BBC News
• Goodman: Coulson Kicked Desk When I Didn't Want to go on Prince Charles US Visit - Hacked Off

• Kate Middleton 'Hacked 155 Times' - BBC News
• 'I Hacked Kate Middleton's Phone 155 Times', Former NOTW  Royal Editor Clive Goodman Tells Court - Independent
• 'I Hacked William, Harry and Kate' - Clive Goodman - Channel 4 News
• Kate Middleton 'Hacked 155 Times by News of the World Reporter' - Telegraph
• Coulson Alleges that Goodman is Not Owning up to Full Scale of His Hacking - Martin Hickman/David Hencke
• Hacking Trial Live Tweets - May 14th - Peter Jukes' Blog
• News of the World Royal Editor: I Hacked Kate Middleton 155 Times - Guardian
• Royal Family Members Hacked Almost Every Day by News of the World, Trial Hears - Hacked Off
• William and Kate Phones Hacked 170 Times, Clive Goodman Tells Court - The Drum

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Phone-hacking Trial - Day 103

 Clive Goodman returns to the Witness Box:

A full account of Day 102 of the phone-hacking trial, together with links to articles and information, can be found HERE.

Clive Goodman last appeared in the Witness box on 20th of March. A full account can be found HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

• Coulson Legal Team: Clive Goodman is not Owning up to the Full Scale of His Phone Hacking - Hacked Off
• Ex-Royal Editor on Murdoch Paper Hacked Princes' Phones, Court Hears - Reuters
• Former Royal Editor Returns to the Witness Box - The Drum
• The PCC - Still Failing to Hold Newspapers Accountable - The Case of Dr. Kate Stone - Hacked Off

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Today's proceedings in court begin:

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Clive Goodman - image from veooz.com

Phone-hacking Trial

The Old Bailey - image by Olly Barratt ( @ollybarratt )

Yesterday saw further legal argument in court 12 at the Old Bailey and the Jury did not sit. Today, it is expected that the legal argument will continue for at least part of the day.

You can find a very short blogpiece with links to articles as well as information from some live-tweeters HERE.

Latest links:

• Media Academic Attacks Press Campaign Against The Guardian Over Snowden Leaks - Roy Greenslade - Guardian

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Phone-hacking Trial - a Day of Legal Argument

Chief Prosecution Counsel, Andrew Edis QC, continues his closing speech:

A full account of the last court session, as well as articles and information, can be found HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

• World Premier for 'One Rogue Reporter', the Movie Expose of Tabloids - (with video preview!) - Roy Greenslade - Guardian

• Will Ofcom Foil Rupert Murdoch's Plan to Create European Pay-TV Giant - Roy Greenslade - Guardian
• BSkyB Confirms Talks to Buy Sky Assets in Germany and Italy - Guardian
• BSkyB - James Murdoch is Back - BBC News

• Rebekah Brooks' PA Gave Her a False Alibi, Phone-hacking Trial Told - Guardian
• Rebekah Brooks 'Treated Sensitively by Police' - BBC News
• The Phone-hacking Trial is Coming to a Close - HuffPo
• The Challenges Facing Sir Alan Moses - Martin Moore

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Today's proceedings begin:

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