Lord Justice Leveson has called on the press to give evidence on which journalists used private investigator Steve Whittamore. The judge said newspaper groups had until September 10 to reveal which of their journalists commissioned the investigator – the source of the Operation Motorman files – to obtain personal data and what happened to that… Read more »
Ken Clarke has said information uncovered by Operation Motorman, investigating the use of private detectives by journalists, was “startling”. The Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor told the Leveson Inquiry he was shocked by the extent of data mining – the sometimes illegal obtaining of private information by investigators – revealed when the Information Commissioner published… Read more »
The Leveson Inquiry should investigate whether journalists are still using information allegedly illegally obtained by private investigators, the victim’s barrister has said. David Sherborne, representing victims of press intrusion, restated his application on information relating to Operation Motorman – the gathering of private information by private investigators – originally made two weeks ago. He offered… Read more »
An application made at the Leveson Inquiry to scrutinise information relating to Operation Motorman has been challenged today. On Tuesday, David Sherborne, barrister for the core participant victims in the inquiry, asked Lord Justice Leveson to consider examining which journalists used private investigator Steve Whittamore to gain information illegally, and whether data had been retained… Read more »
An application for scrutiny of the Operation Motorman material was made at the Leveson Inquiry today. David Sherborne, the barrister acting on behalf of press intrusion victims at the inquiry, asked Lord Justice Leveson to consider information uncovered by the investigation, which examined the mining of private information by private investigator Steve Whittamore. He told… Read more »
by Brian Cathcart Peter Hill was editor of the Daily Express for seven years, from the end of 2003 to early 2011. Among his claims to fame is that he edited the newspaper throughout the Madeleine McCann affair in 2007-8, overseeing coverage that led to a £550,000 libel pay-out by the group and to grovelling… Read more »
