![]() The company maintains that these documents are subject to binding disclosure and publication restriction orders and undertakings as to their use, and that lawyers for the people bringing the claim are in breach of these by relying on them without first applying for their disclosure. The statements come on the second day of the preliminary hearing at the High Court where lawyers for Associated News argued that documents being used by lawyers representing Prince Harry and his co-claimants are confidential.Ī High Court judge has said he is “concerned” about who is responsible for policing confidentiality undertakings made during the Leveson Inquiry.Īssociated Newspapers Limited’s argument is that part of the case brought by seven high-profile individuals relies upon documents that were provided by the company to the Leveson Inquiry in 20 with the understanding that they were confidential. She added that recordings of her conversations were sold for £2,000 in cash “hidden in an envelope”.Įlizabeth Hurley claimed she and Hugh Grant were also victims of ‘sickening’ hackings (AFP via Getty Images) “Hugh and I, and many others, were victims of this and I thought about the time I had asked BT to sweep my lines and they had confirmed everything was fine and I had thought my phone was safe and secure to talk.” “The cassette recorders were always hidden and carefully and deliberately concealed to evade any sweeps ordered by suspicious victims. Sometimes he also put them in manholes,” Ms Hurley said. “This man would use cassette recorders and insert them into the landline cables of the green BT junction box cabinets on the street. She claimed that private investigators working for Associated News had a “former military and British Telecom phone man on payroll full-time”. The statement by actress Elizabeth Hurley, also a claimant in the allegations against Associated News, explained how the alleged phone hacking took place. “There is this misconception that we are all in constant communication with one another but that is not true.”ĭoreen Lawrence also provided a witness statement where she said she was “played by a fool” by the Daily Mail and believed the publication was “on my son’s side and cared about the fight to bring his killers to justice”.Įlton John is part of the group bringing claims against Associated News (Reuters) ![]() He went on: “There was never any centralised discussion between us about who had brought claims as each office in the institution is siloed. Outlining how he found out other people within or associated with the royal family had brought phone hacking claims against the press, he says: “It is not an exaggeration to say that the bubble burst in terms of what I knew in 2020 when I moved out of the United Kingdom.” He added: “The institution was without a doubt withholding information from me for a long time about NGN’s phone hacking and that has only become clear in recent years as I have pursued my own claim with different legal advice and representation.” ![]() Prince Harry leaving court on day two of the hearing (Reuters)īut discussing phone hacking claims against News Group Newspapers, Harry said “I became aware that I had a claim that I could bring” in 2018. ![]()
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