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David Allen Green

David Allen Green is legal correspondent of the New Statesman and author of the Jack of Kent blog.

His legal journalism has included popularising the Simon Singh libel case and discrediting the Julian Assange myths about his extradition case.  His uncovering of the Nightjack email hack by the Times was described as "masterly analysis" by Lord Justice Leveson.

David is also a solicitor and was successful in the "Twitterjoketrial" appeal at the High Court.

(Nothing on this blog constitutes legal advice.)

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Closing the News of the World makes no legal difference
07 July 2011

All the court cases and the police investigation will continue as before.

Phone Hacking Scandal
Tabloids and the abuse of power
07 July 2011

Why there should be a full judicial inquiry into phone hacking.

UK Politics
Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins
06 July 2011

The rationalist champion compares propositioning a woman with chewing gum.

Phone Hacking Scandal
The bullies, bullied
06 July 2011

News International is today the victim of events, not the master.

UK Politics
Reading what Rebekah Brooks says
05 July 2011

What today's statement says and does not say.

Phone Hacking Scandal
How widespread was phone hacking in high-profile investigations?
04 July 2011

When ex-News of the World journalist Paul McMullan discussed the Milly Dowler case with Hugh Grant.

Phone Hacking Scandal
The hacking of Milly Dowler's voicemails
04 July 2011

The Guardian allegations make the phone-hacking investigation even more serious.

David Allen Green
Johann Hari and media standards
29 June 2011

Why consistency matters.

UK Politics
Alex Salmond's missing speech
27 June 2011

What has happened to his 2008 "Scotland will be a Celtic Lion" speech?

David Allen Green
Cross-examination on trial and the murder of Milly Dowler
24 June 2011

What can be done to protect the dignity and privacy of witnesses?

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