The phone hacking trial was the prosecution of journalists from British tabloid newspapers for illegal newsgathering techniques. It was the climax of the new police inquiries carried out by Scotland Yard into the phone hacking scandal. The News of the World newspaper had covered up the interception of the mobile phone messages of individuals from politics, showbusiness, sport, business and the law. The trial of its leading executives - which took place at the Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court) in London between October 2013 and June 2014 - became the longest concluded criminal trial...
The phone hacking trial was the prosecution of journalists from British tabloid newspapers for illegal newsgathering techniques. It was the climax of...