An interesting bit of background has arisen with today’s announcement of the inquiry into phone hacking. It’s to be led by Lord Justice Sir Brian Leveson, one of the most senior lawyers in the land and unquestionably someone with a huge bank of knowledge and experience to draw on.

Within his long and prominent career, it seems, is a previous brush with a powerful media mogul. According to this archived article from 1997:

Sir Brian has also been involved in serious complex civil cases including acting for Milford Haven Port Authority following the running aground of the Sea Princess and in hearings connected with the Robert Maxwell scandal.

I can’t find any transcripts from the hearings of the time as yet. It may be that his experience is one of the reasons for his appointment, or it may be that it’s totally irrelevant, but it would be interesting to know what his views on media owners were at the time.

Tags: David Cameron, Lord Justice Sir Brian Levenson, Media, News of the World, Phone hacking, Robert Maxwell

Categories: Politics

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