The Leveson Inquiry, the public inquiry into journalistic ethics which was sparked by the phone-hacking scandal, is due to formally get under way. There are more than 50 core participants, including newspaper groups and people who have complained about press intrusion, among them Milly's family, the parents of missing Madeleine McCann, Hugh Grant and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling. The hearings will be held in Court 73 of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, with a separate annexe where the proceedings can be followed via videolink. The Leveson Inquiry has already held a series of preliminary seminars featuring high-profile speakers including Associated Newspapers editor-in-chief Paul Dacre, who accused Mr Cameron of a ''cynical act of political expediency'' by declaring regulator the Press Complaints Commission a failed body. The second part of the inquiry, examining the extent of unlawful activities by journalists, will not begin until detectives have completed their work and any prosecutions have concluded. Lord Justice Leveson, a Court of Appeal judge, made private visits to the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror and the Daily Echo in Southampton last week to learn more about how newspapers operate. He has been criticised for not appointing any representatives from the tabloid or mid-market press to the panel of six experts who are helping him.