Vincent Kearney, formerly a BBC journalist and now northern editor at RTÉ, receives damages after a specialist tribunal finds that MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) unlawfully accessed his mobile phone data. Kearney brings legal action against MI5 and police forces, arguing that surveillance intended to identify his sources was not lawful. The tribunal rules that the attempt to identify his sources through phone data access was disproportionate and unlawful. The Evening Standard reports that Kearney is awarded £20,000, while BreakingNews.ie reports a damages figure of €23,442. Across the coverage, the key point is that the tribunal orders compensation following findings that the agencies obtained data from his phone unlawfully during the period when he worked as the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent. The reporting does not indicate criminal charges or additional remedies beyond the ordered damages.
Former BBC journalist Vincent Kearney awarded damages after unlawful access to phone data
Vincent Kearney, formerly a BBC journalist and now northern editor at RTÉ, receives damages after a specialist tribunal finds that MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) unlawfully acce...
- Vincent Kearney, previously a BBC journalist and now RTÉ northern editor, receives damages following a tribunal decision.
- The specialist tribunal finds MI5 and the PSNI unlawfully accessed data from Kearney’s mobile phone.
- The tribunal determines surveillance aimed at identifying Kearney’s sources was disproportionate and unlawful.
- Kearney’s claim is brought against MI5 and police forces.
- Damages reported in coverage include £20,000 and €23,442.
Tribunal rules surveillance aimed at identifying Vincent Kearney’s sources was disproportionate and unlawfulA former BBC journalist has been awarded £20,000 in damages after MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland unlawfully obtained data from his mobile phone.A specialist tribunal on Thursday ordered the agencies to pay the compensation to Vincent Kearney for attempts to identify his sources while he was the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent. Continue reading...
3 hours agoVincent Kearney, now the northern editor at RTÉ, brought legal action against MI5 and police forces at a specialist tribunal.
4 hours agoVincent Kearney, now the northern editor at RTÉ, brought legal action against MI5 and police forces at a specialist tribunal.
4 hours agoVincent Kearney, now the northern editor at RTÉ, brought legal action against MI5 and police forces at a specialist tribunal.
5 hours agoVincent Kearney, now the northern editor at RTÉ, brought legal action against MI5 and police forces at a specialist tribunal.
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