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News Group settle News of the World and Sun hacking claims, Statements in Open Court

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dissent

On 8 and 9 December 2021 the settlement of a 15 phone hacking claims against News Group Newspapers were announced.  A series of statements in open court were read before Fancourt J, culminating in a high profile and hard hitting unilateral statement in open court by Sienna Miller.

This claim was against the Sun alone.  Her statement in open court [pdf] set out the her belief that:

  • The Sun newspaper was engaged in “prolonged” and “substantial” phone hacking, and personally targeted her
  • Former editor Rebekah Brooks was responsible for leaking the news that Ms Miller was pregnant, an intrusion which had a profound and damaging effect on her.

Read more at Inforrm’s Blog.

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