This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/28/rebekah-brooks-andy-coulson-phone-hacking

The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson fail to get phone-hacking cases dropped Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson fail to get phone-hacking cases dropped
(about 2 hours later)
Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, and Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former spin doctor, have lost a last ditch attempt to get their prosecution over alleged phone hacking dropped.Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of News International, and Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former spin doctor, have lost a last ditch attempt to get their prosecution over alleged phone hacking dropped.
They went to the court of appeal on Friday morning to seek to have the case against them dismissed on the grounds that the law did not extend to voicemails that had already been listened to. They court of appeal on Friday morning made the ruling after they sought to have the case against them removed on the grounds that the law did not extend to voicemails that had already been listened to.
Lord Judge, the lord chief justice, and two other judges, dismissed the appeal that been brought by Brooks, Coulson and three others – former News of the World news editor Ian Edmondson, former senior reporter James Weatherup and the paper's former managing editor Stuart Kuttner.Lord Judge, the lord chief justice, and two other judges, dismissed the appeal that been brought by Brooks, Coulson and three others – former News of the World news editor Ian Edmondson, former senior reporter James Weatherup and the paper's former managing editor Stuart Kuttner.
They are all due to stand trial in September for alleged phone hacking and all five pleaded not guilty to all charges earlier this month. They are all due to stand trial in September for alleged phone hacking and all five pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this month.
Lord Judge allowed the names of the defendants to be reported today on the grounds that there was no one in the country who did not know who they were.Lord Judge allowed the names of the defendants to be reported today on the grounds that there was no one in the country who did not know who they were.
"We must not be unrealistic. There can hardly be anyone in the country who does not know to whom this case applies.""We must not be unrealistic. There can hardly be anyone in the country who does not know to whom this case applies."
He also refused leave to appeal to the supreme court.He also refused leave to appeal to the supreme court.
Brooks and Coulson's dismissal application turned on the issue of whether phone hacking was an offence under section 1 of the Regulatory of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Brooks and Coulson's dismissal application turned on the issue of whether phone hacking was an offence under section 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
They argued that the words used in RIPA "do not extend to cover voicemail messages once they have been accessed by the intended recipient".They argued that the words used in RIPA "do not extend to cover voicemail messages once they have been accessed by the intended recipient".
In their judgment, the three judges ruled: "Contrary to the legal submission on behalf of the appellants, the resulting situation is not lacking in legal certainty".In their judgment, the three judges ruled: "Contrary to the legal submission on behalf of the appellants, the resulting situation is not lacking in legal certainty".
The defendants were not in court for the judgment.The defendants were not in court for the judgment.
Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning.Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning.
Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe.Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox each morning. Enter your email address to subscribe.
Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox every weekday.Our editors' picks for the day's top news and commentary delivered to your inbox every weekday.