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==Career==
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[[Leveson Inquiry]].
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'''Sir Brian Henry Leveson''' (born 22 June 1949) is a retired English judge who was the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.
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[[Lord Justice Leveson]] chaired the [[Leveson Inquiry]] into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press, prompted by the [[Nick Davies#Phone hacking affair|''News of the World'' phone hacking affair]], and published the [[Leveson Report]] in November 2012.<ref>''[https://pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/the-leveson-report/ "The Leveson Inquiry followed widespread concern about unlawful activities carried out by some sections of the media, such as phone hacking"]''</ref>
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 2 August 2022

Person.png Brian Leveson  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Judge, Lawyer)
BornBrian Henry Leveson
1949-06-22
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materLiverpool College, Merton College, Oxford
ReligionOrthodox Judaism
Children3
SpouseLynne
Perpetrator ofLeveson Inquiry
Headed up the Leveson Inquiry

Employment.png Head of Criminal Justice

In office
18 October 2017 - 23 June 2019

Employment.png President of the Queen's Bench Division

In office
1 October 2013 - 23 June 2019

Employment.png Lord Justice of Appeal Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
2 October 2006 - 1 October 2013

Employment.png Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales

In office
1 January 2007 - 31 December 2009

Sir Brian Henry Leveson (born 22 June 1949) is a retired English judge who was the President of the Queen's Bench Division and Head of Criminal Justice.

Lord Justice Leveson chaired the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press, prompted by the News of the World phone hacking affair, and published the Leveson Report in November 2012.[1]


 

An event carried out

EventDescription
Leveson InquiryInvestigation of phone hacking

 

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