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The Leveson inquiry: participants

Leveson Inquiry: JK Rowling
JK Rowling
Harry Potter author, who said her children had been targeted by the press
Photograph: AP
Leveson Inquiry: Sienna Miller attends the Leveson Inquiry
Sienna Miller
Actor and former partner of Jude Law who received a £100,000 settlement and apology from the News of the World over phone hacking
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Leveson inquiry: Max Mosley arrives at the Leveson inquiry
Max Mosley
Former Formula One boss who successfully sued the News of the World after it wrongly accused him of taking part in a Nazi-themed orgy. He is a leading campaigner for tighter privacy regulation
Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex Features
Leveson inquiry: Sheryl Gascoigne, ex-wife of former footballer Paul Gascoigne
Sheryl Gascoigne
Ex-wife of former footballer Paul Gascoigne
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Leveson inquiry: journalist Tom Rowland leaves the Leveson inquiry
Tom Rowland
Freelance journalist
Photograph: Reuters
Leveson inquiry: Kate and Gerry McCann
Kate and Gerry McCann
Parents of missing child Madeleine McCann. Gave evidence about alleged invasion of privacy in the weeks, months and years since Madeleine went missing during a holiday in Portugal in 2007. They accepted £550,000 in libel damages from Express Newspapers in 2008
Photograph: Reuters
Leveson inquiry: Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Actor who says former News of the World editor published details about affair despite assurances from showbiz columnist
Photograph: Reuters
Leveson Inquiry: Mark Lewis
Mark Lewis
One of the three solicitors leading the civil invasion of privacy actions against News International over alleged News of the World phone hacking. His clients include the Dowler family and Gordon Taylor
Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA
Leveson inquiry: James Watson and Margaret Watson
James Watson and Margaret Watson
Father and mother of murder victim Diane Watson
Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/AFP/Getty Images
Leveson inquiry: Mary-Ellen Field
Mary-Ellen Field
Financial adviser to model Elle Macpherson, whose phone Glenn Mulcaire admitted hacking in his 2006 trial. The model sacked Field because she thought she was the source of leaks. Field is now suing for loss of earnings
Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA
Leveson inquiry: Bob and Sally Dowler
Bob and Sally Dowler
Parents of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler thought she was still alive because her voicemail had been accessed
Photograph: Reuters
Leveson inquiry: former footballer Garry Flitcroft
Garry Flitcroft
Former Blackburn Rovers captain who fought a four-year legal campaign to prevent a Sunday newspaper revealing his adulterous affairs. Lord Woolf, the lord chief justice, said legal protection over his affairs was 'unjustified interference' with press freedom
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Leveson inquiry: Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
Actor who got a new lease of life as a celebrity attack dog when the phone-hacking scandal broke, berating the tabloids and David Cameron for kowtowing to the Murdochs. He blew the lid on the News of the World's dubious newsgathering techniques after he secretly recorded the paper's former journalist Paul McMullan talking about hacking
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Leveson inquiry: Graham Shear
Graham Shear
Lawyer whose former clients have included Ashley Cole, Robbie Williams and Vanessa Feltz
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Leveson inquiry: journalist Joan Smith, who was the subject of articles
Joan Smith
Writer whose private life has been picked over by the tabloids
Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA
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