Phone-hacking Trial - Day 120

Mr. Justice Saunders will complete his summing-up and the Jury will retire to consider their verdicts...

Yesterday's full account, together with links to articles and information, can be found HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

• Wine, Pizza and an Off-the-Cuff Judge - The Drum
• Consider How News International Execs Behaved After Goodman's Arrest, Jury Told - Martin Hickman/David Hencke
• Mirror Group Faces New Phone-hacking Claims - Guardian
• The Archivist, The PA and the Legal Pornography - The Drum
• Conspiracy Charges Hinge on Evidence Against Charlie Brooks, Judge Suggests - Hacked Off

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Charlie Brooks

Phone-hacking Trial - Day 119

Summing-up by Mr. Justice Saunders continues today:

 

Yesterday, the Judge completed his summing-up of the evidence for the Defence and Prosecution for Count 1, conspiracy to intercept communications. It is expected that the Jury will hear him cover the remaining Counts today and perhaps part of tomorrow. Then the Jury will retire to consider their verdicts.

Yesterday's events in court can be found HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

• Alan Yentob Takes Sunday Mirror to Court Over Alleged Phone-hacking - Guardian
• Consider How News International Execs Behaved After Goodman's Arrest, Jury Told - Hacked Off
• Judge Asks Jurors to Consider News International 'Damage Limitation' or 'Cover-up' - The Drum
• Mail Online Ducks Questions From NewsCorp Over Its Lifting of Copy - Guardian
• Tommy Sheridan to Lodge Appeal Against Perjury Conviction - BBC News
• Royal Hacking Hidden to Avoid 'Embarrassment', Court Told - The Drum
• Summing-up, Coulson Made no Attempt to Inquire Into Extent of Phone-hacking at NoTW in 2004 - Martin Hickman/David Hencke
• Clive Goodman Lied When He Gave Evidence, Hacking Trial Judge Suggests - Hacked Off
• News International Executives Knew About Blunkett Voicemails, Court Hears - The Drum

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Phone-hacking Trial - Day 118

Mr. Justice Saunders continues his summing-up:

Mr. Justice Saunders - image from The Sun

Proceedings in court were suspended on Friday because a Juror was still unwell.

Latest links to articles and information:

• Coulson Made No Effort to Inquiry Into Extent of Phone-hacking at NOTW in 2004 - Hacked Off
• News International Executives Knew About Blunkett Voicemails, Court Hears - The Drum
• Robert Peston and the Daily Mail - Why the Paper Should be Flattered - Guardian

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Today's proceedings begin:

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Phone-hacking Trial - Day 117

Mr Justice Saunders will continue his summing-up of the evidence for this trial on what is his third day. Yesterday's proceedings were cut short because a Juror was unwell and could not continue.

Mr. Justice Saunders.

You can find a full account of yesterday's events in court HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

• Case Adjourned as Juror Remains Unwell - The Drum
• You've Followed the Hacking Trial, Soon You Can Get the Insider Book - David Hencke
• Phone-hacking Trial: Summing Up, Recruitment Agency Boss Remembered Call by Stuart Kuttner About Milly Dowler Message - Martin Hickman/David Hencke
• Hacking Trial Live-tweets - 5th June - Peter Jukes' Blog

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Today's proceedings begin:

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10:34:
Martin Hickman has just reported that the hacking trial is suspended for another day, due to the illness of a juror.

Phone-hacking Trial - Day 116

Today sees the Judge, Mr. Justice Saunders, continue his summing-up for the second day:

Mr. Justice Saunders - image from The Drum

A full report of yesterday's events in court (Mr Justice Saunders' first day of summing-up), and links to articles and information, can be found HERE.

Latest links to articles and information:

•  Hacking Jury Told Not to Be 'Dazzled' by Defendants - BBC News
• Judge Warns Jury Not to Be Influenced by 'Sentiment', 'Envy' or 'Political Elements' - The Drum
• Mulcaire May Have Hacked Three Celebrities During Brooks' NOTW Editorship - Hacked Off
• Hacking Live Tweets - 4th June - Peter Jukes' Blog

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Today's proceedings begin:

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The seven defendants.

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Phone-hacking Trial - Day 115

The Judge, Mr. Justice Saunders, begins his summing - up:

Mr. Justice Saunders - image from Guardian

A full report on the final two closing speeches of the Defence Counsels  for Charlie Brooks and Mark Hanna can be found HERE .

Latest links to articles and information:

• Judge Warns Jury Not to be Influenced by 'Envy', 'Sentiment' or 'Political Elements of the Case' - The Drum
• Mr Justice Saunders Begins Three Day Summing-up in Phone-hacking Trial - Hacked Off 

• News International Security Chief Just a 'Hired Hand', Phone-hacking Trial Hears - Guardian
• Charlie Brooks Foolish But Not Criminal, Hacking Trial Hears - BBC News
• Mark Hanna 'A Man Caught Up' in Case Which Has Nothing to Do With Him - Hacked Off
• Charlie Brooks Not a Man Capable of Committing a Criminal Offence, Trial Hears - Hacked Off
• No 'Cunning Plan' to Conceal Evidence, Final Speech Concludes - The Drum

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Today's proceedings begin:

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