Phone-hacking Trial - Day 114

Neil Saunders QC, Defence Counsel for Charlie Brooks, begins his closing speech:

Charlie Brooks - image from Sunday Times

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

Latest Links to articles and information:

• Charlie Brooks May Have Been Stupid But He's Not a Criminal, says Lawyer - Guardian
• Charlie Brooks' Actions 'Like Carry On Film', Defence Say - The Drum
• No 'Cunning Plan' to Conceal Evidence, Final Speech Concludes - The Drum

• News Corp. Phone-hacking Trial Month 6: Murdoch Pays Out Millions More...Trial Nears End - Media Matters for America

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Neil Saunders QC

Phone-hacking Trial - Day 113

Trevor Burke QC, Defence Counsel for Cheryl Carter, begins his closing speech:

Cheryl Carter, former PA of Rebekah Brooks. Image from Guardian

Latest links to articles and info: 

• Court Hears of Rebekah Brooks' Assistant's 'Blameless Life' - The Drum
• Cheryl Carter Would Never Have Involved Her Son in Criminal Conspiracy, Old Bailey Hears - Hacked Off
• Brooks' PA 'Unlikely' Old Bailey Candidate - BBC News
• Case Against Rebekah Brooks' PA 'Preposterous' - Guardian
• What Does IPSO Founder Lord Black Really Think of the PCC? - Hacked Off

• Managing Editor 'Misled Over Contracts', Court Told - The Drum
• Phone-hacking Allegations 'Blown Out of All Proportion', Court Hears - Guardian
• Kuttner Prosecution Shows CPS 'In Urgent Need of Reform' Barrister Suggests - The Drum
• 'New Press Regulator Will Result in More False Stories That Victimise the Weak' - Brian Cathcart - Guardian
• Trial Summary - Week 28 - Peter Jukes' Blog

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Trevor Burke QC

Phone-hacking Trial - Day 81

Charlie Brooks' 3rd Day in Witness Box - cross examination underway

CCTV image of Charlie Brooks before he places jiffy bag and laptop behind bin.

A full account of yesterday's proceedings in court can be found HERE .

Latest links to articles and information:

• News Corp Papers Never More Aggressive Than Now - Mark Scott - Guardian
• Charlie Brooks Denies Hiding Information Damaging to Wife Rebekah from Police - The Drum 
• Charlie Brooks: I was Advised Not to Respond to Police Questions - Hacked Off
• Rebekah Brooks' Husband 'Mortified' by Embarassment He Has Caused - Guardian
• Rebekah Brooks' Husband Denies Using Cover Story Over Bags Left in Car Park - Guardian
• IPSO Crisis: The Start Date of the PCC Mark 2 Regulator is Delayed - Hacked Off
• Charlie Brooks 'Too Sloppy' to Notice Hidden Bags Had Not Been Returned - Hacked Off
• Charlie Brooks Hid Porn DVDs to Avoid 'Jacqui Smith Moment', Court Hears - Martin Hickman/David Hencke
• Lost Computers, Missing Computers and Drunkenness - The Drum

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Charlie Brooks, Rebekah Brooks and Will Lewis (image Reuters)

Andrew Edis QC for the Prosecution

Mark Hanna (image from Inforrm's blog)

Daryl Jorsling

Daryl Jorsling arriving with Charlie Brooks' bags (image from CCTV footage)

('exist' = exit)

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('Anthony' should be Andrew)

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 Defence case for Mark Hanna begins:

Lunch Break

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William Clegg QC, Defence Counsel for Mark Hanna

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