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Defendants could be ‘diverted’ from criminal justice system amid record backlog

Brian Leveson, leading England and Wales review, says number of prosecutions waiting to be dealt with is ‘unsustainable’

The Guardian - UK

Courts backlog requires ‘radical answers’, head of review says

Sir Brian Leveson said the number of prosecutions waiting to be dealt with was ‘unsustainable’, with listings now running into 2027.

Evening Standard

Some jury trials may be scrapped in England and Wales as court backlog hits record high

Review led by Sir Brian Leveson will consider creating ‘intermediate courts’ heard by judge in bid to speed up trials

The Guardian - UK

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Jury trials could be axed for some crimes as Crown Court backlog soars to 73,000

Sir Brian Leveson is looking at increasing magistrates powers and scrapping some jury trials

Evening Standard

Crown court backlog in England and Wales hits new record high

The figures prompted the Government to announce a major review of the courts system.

The Independent UK

Right to jury trial under threat as Leveson asked to carry out ‘once in generation’ review of courts

Retired high court judge told that ‘nothing is off the table’ to reform the courts service and end the massive backlog of cases

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch met Rishi Sunak five times in 12-month period

Media mogul met government representatives 12 times in 2022-23 when he was chair of News Corp

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After Harry’s phone hacking victory, is it last orders for tabloid top brass?

Some commentators now believe that the duke’s crusade against the popular press will finally bring about a reckoning

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry's phone hacking victory is a landmark in the long saga of British tabloid misconduct

Prince Harry’s victory against Mirror Group Newspapers is a landmark moment in the long saga of lawbreaking by Britain’s tabloids

The Independent UK

Ex-British officials say Murdoch tabloids hacked them to aid corporate agenda

Ex-U.K. cabinet ministers allege Murdoch's tabloids hacked their voicemails for salacious scoops to try to intimidate them from blocking its takeover of a satellite TV firm.

WEKU

'Independent source' needed to make sure security services keep to Arena bombing recommendations

'It is very easy for new priorities to push the implementation of recommendations from inquiries down the 'to do' list'

Manchester Evening News

Doreen Lawrence and Prince Harry's lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher underlines need for Leveson Inquiry part two

One of the key moments of the 2011 Leveson Inquiry into press standards came when the Daily Mail’s then-editor, Paul Dacre, took to the witness box to accuse Hugh Grant of pursuing “mendacious smears driven by a hatred of the media”. Dacre was responding to Grant’s allegation that a 2007…

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The Guardian - UK

‘Challenges’ remain as final report on Boohoo supply chain issues published

Sir Brian Leveson said some areas of the fast fashion giant are still a ‘work in progress’ following a 2020 review.

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Boohoo publishes final Sir Brian Leveson report as top judge says fashion giant still faces challenges

Sir Brian Leveson has completed his fifth and final report into Boohoo

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