Criminal law
A former stunt double for Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has launched a lawsuit against News Corporation in Los Angeles.
The Sun’s chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker has been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service along with a prison officer from HMP Swaleside.
Two serving prison officers have been arrested under Operation Elveden investigating inappropriate payments to public officials.
The trial of former News International chief executive RebekahBrooks and fellow NI staff over allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World is to start in September.
Andy Coulson has appeared in court to formally deny charges of conspiracy relating to phone hacking and alleged illegal payments to public officials.
Press agency Barcroft Media is suing a former employee alleging that she paid herself more than £92,000 from the company account.
The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped criminal charges against The Sun defence editor Virginia Wheeler on health grounds. The 33-year-old had been charged under Operation Elveden and was due to stand trial for making illegal payments to the police.
The Government’s top lawyer has told police that they should confirm suspects’ names when they have already been identified by journalists.
Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the phone-hacking scandal that resulted in the closure of The News of the World.
Princes William and Harry may be approached to provide victim impact statements in the trial of a journalist accused of paying an army officer for information about their time at the Sandhurst Military Academy.
Princes William and Harry may be approached to provide victim impact statements in the trial of a journalist accused of paying an army officer for information about their time at the Sandhurst Military Academy.
It would be the first time a senior Royal has been asked to assist a criminal case since the Queen was called in 2002 as a witness in the £1.5 million theft trial of butler Paul Burrell. That trial collapsed when Her Majesty revealed he had told her he was looking after the belongings of Princess Diana.
A Sun journalist and a press officer for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs(HMRC) will appear in court today charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office over alleged inappropriate payments.
The Attorney General has warned the media about the contempt of court risks after the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich next week.
A leading national press crime reporter has attacked 'paranoid' new police guidelines recommending that officers declare personal relationships with journalists.
An order granting anonymity to a killer who committed "exceptionally horrific crimes" was overturned by the High Court today.
The Conservative MP who chaired Westminster’s hacking inquiry has said that jailing journalists in the UK could send the wrong message abroad.
The Oxford Mail has criticised a solicitors' firm for its "dogmatic and downright wrong" attempt to overturn a longstanding legal ruling about naming young people in court.
New police media guidelines place journalists in the "same bracket" as criminals, according to the Daily Mail.
A man who worked for a special protection unit of the Metropolitan Police sparked a tabloid bidding war over sent secret police expense claims, a court has heard.
The College of Policing has issued nationwide guidelines saying arrested persons should not be named unless there are exceptional circumstances.
