In Without Prejudice this week, John Cooper QC joins Charon QC, David Allen Green and me to talk mainly about all the legal issues raised by the News of the World phone hacking scandal, in particular:

  • the powers of Commons select committees in respect of witnesses
  • the “judge-led” inquiry set up by the government
  • possible offences
  • what kind of media regulation we should create.

After all that, to avoid feeling completely hacked off, we also talked about

  • Julian Assange’s extradition appeal this week
  • a little-noticed aspect of the legal aid reforms, and its possible impact on media law cases
  • the importance of advocacy training and the new facilities at Middle Temple.

Listen to the podcast here or subscribe through iTunes.

Plus, why not listen to a special Without Prejudice interview Charon QC did yesterday with the US lawyer, Peter Friedman, of Hull McGuire PC, about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the potential liability for News Corporation if the FBI finds wrongdoing.

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