Brian Leveson

Brian Leveson   (Judge, Lawyer)
Born	Brian Henry Leveson 1949-06-22 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Liverpool College, Merton College, Oxford
Religion	Orthodox Judaism
Children	3
Spouse	Lynne
Perpetrator of	Leveson Inquiry
Headed up the Leveson Inquiry  Head of Criminal Justice In office 18 October 2017 - 23 June 2019  President of the Queen's Bench Division In office 1 October 2013 - 23 June 2019  Lord Justice of Appeal  In office 2 October 2006 - 1 October 2013  Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales In office 1 January 2007 - 31 December 2009  Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University In office 20 May 2013 - Present

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.

 

An event carried out

Event	Description
Leveson Inquiry	Investigation of phone hacking

 

Related Document

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