Phone hacking inquiry to begin next month

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/phone-hacking-inquiry-to-begin-next-month-2376400.html

Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry into phone hacking and media standards and ethics will begin hearing evidence from witnesses next month, it was announced yesterday.

Victims of phone hacking, including the parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler and the actress Sienna Miller, will be the first called at the High Court in London.

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Ms Miller and the Dowlers are among 46 alleged victims granted "core participant" status – allowing them the right to give evidence, cross-examine witnesses and have access to all documents produced by the inquiry.

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In submissions to him, the Met said: "It is inevitable that this inquiry will touch on areas which may have a close connection with the criminal investigation and thus an impact on any subsequent trial, were one to take place." It added: "We are understandably anxious that nothing should be said or done which might jeopardise either the investigation or trial."