Judge: Phone hacking trial will not be 'witch hunt'

The News International phone hacking trial in the New Year was not going to be a "witch hunt", a British High Court judge said today.

Mr Justice Vos, who is due to hear a number of lead actions in the civil litigation in January, also emphasised that he was not going to allow a "mini-Leveson Inquiry" to take place, as the terms of reference were completely different.