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Tom Crone is a British barrister, last working for News International.

Crone qualified as a barrister, and after five years of private practise joined Mirror Group Newspapers.^[1] In 1985, he joined News International, appointed as Legal Affairs manager.^[2] During his time at the group, acting for The Sun and the News of the World, he won plaudits from both colleagues and rivals for his unerring journalistic instinct: "He is a unique lawyer in that he has great journalistic instincts. He is sort of 10% journalist and is incredibly streetwise."^[3] Crone was one of the first media manager to use libel defence specialist John Kelsey-Fry.^[4] He also hit out at then Attorney General for England and Wales Lord Goldsmith for clamping down on media coverage of high-profile cases, such as the allegations of rape made against a group of Premiership footballers, before they go to trial.^[5]

Within 10days of the revelation of the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone, he resigned from his position at News International.^[3]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "News International legal manager leaves in hacking scandal". Telegraph. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ "Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile". Telegraph. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b "News of the World legal manager Tom Crone to leave News International". The Guardian. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ "The blue-eyed boys of the libel Bar". The Times. November 29, 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ Naomi Rovnick (9 February 2004). "Sector focus: The press gang". The Lawyer. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[TelgResign-1] "News International legal manager leaves in hacking scandal". Telegraph. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[2] "Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile". Telegraph. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[GuardResign-3] "News of the World legal manager Tom Crone to leave News International". The Guardian. 16 Aug 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[4] "The blue-eyed boys of the libel Bar". The Times. November 29, 2005. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[5] Naomi Rovnick (9 February 2004). "Sector focus: The press gang". The Lawyer. Retrieved 6 September 2011.

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 '''[[Tom Crone]]''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[barrister]], last working for [[News International]].
-Crone qualified as a barrister, and after five years of private practise joined [[Mirror Group Newspapers]].<ref name=TelgResign/> In 1985, he joined News International, appointed as Legal Affairs manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8704755/Phone-hacking-Tom-Crone-profile.html|title=Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile|publisher=Telegraph|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> During his time at the group, acting for ''[[The Sun]]'' and the ''[[News of the World]]'', he won plaudits from both colleagues and rivals for his unerring journalistic instinct: "He is a unique lawyer in that he has great journalistic instincts. He is sort of 10% journalist and is incredibly streetwise."<ref name=GuardResign/> Crone hit out at then [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] [[Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith|Lord Goldsmith]] for clamping down on media coverage of high-profile cases, such as the allegations of [[rape]] made against a group of [[Premiership]] footballers, before they go to trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/sector-focus-the-press-gang/108349.article|title=Sector focus: The press gang|author=Naomi Rovnick|publisher=The Lawyer|date=9 February 2004|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref>
+Crone qualified as a barrister, and after five years of private practise joined [[Mirror Group Newspapers]].<ref name=TelgResign/> In 1985, he joined News International, appointed as Legal Affairs manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8704755/Phone-hacking-Tom-Crone-profile.html|title=Phone hacking: Tom Crone profile|publisher=Telegraph|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> During his time at the group, acting for ''[[The Sun]]'' and the ''[[News of the World]]'', he won plaudits from both colleagues and rivals for his unerring journalistic instinct: "He is a unique lawyer in that he has great journalistic instincts. He is sort of 10% journalist and is incredibly streetwise."<ref name=GuardResign/> Crone was one of the first media manager to use libel defence specialist [[John Kelsey-Fry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article596899.ece|title=The blue-eyed boys of the libel Bar|publisher=The Times|date=November 29, 2005|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> He also hit out at then [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] [[Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith|Lord Goldsmith]] for clamping down on media coverage of high-profile cases, such as the allegations of [[rape]] made against a group of [[Premiership]] footballers, before they go to trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thelawyer.com/sector-focus-the-press-gang/108349.article|title=Sector focus: The press gang|author=Naomi Rovnick|publisher=The Lawyer|date=9 February 2004|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref>
 Within 10days of the revelation of the hacking of [[Milly Dowler]]'s phone, he resigned from his position at News International.<ref name=GuardResign>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/13/news-of-the-world-tom-crone-to-leave|title=News of the World legal manager Tom Crone to leave News International|publisher=The Guardian|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=TelgResign>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8634640/News-International-legal-manager-leaves-in-hacking-scandal.html|title=News International legal manager leaves in hacking scandal|publisher=Telegraph|date=16 Aug 2011|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref>