Britain’s Prince Harry and singer Elton John are among six public figures suing the publisher of the Daily Mail on the collection of alleged illegal information in its titles.
Other participants in the lawsuit are actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, husband of John David Furnish and Doreen Lawrence, mother of murder victim Stephen Lawrence, housekeeper PA News Agency said in a report.
The six have “been made aware of compelling and very distressing evidence that they have been the victims of heinous criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy” by Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), according to a statement from the law firm Hamlins acting. for the group.
ANL, also publisher of The Sunday Mail and MailOnlinesaid on Thursday it had “totally and unequivocally” dismissed the allegations.
Lawrence, whose son was killed in a racially motivated attack in south London in 1993, had also filed a complaint against Rupert Murdoch, owned by Press group newspaperspublisher of various titles including The Sun and the now defunct world news.
The details of this complaint are not known, but it is understood that it also concerns the misuse of private information.
The statement on the lawsuit against ANL released by Hamlins claimed that unlawful acts that allegedly took place included hiring private investigators to covertly place listening devices inside cars and homes and recording of private telephone conversations.
He also alleged that payments were made to police “with corrupt links to private investigators” for sensitive information, medical information was “obtained by deception” and bank accounts and financial information was consulted “by illicit means and manipulation”.
Hamlins is representing Harry and Frost, while the other plaintiffs are represented by law firm Gunnercooke.
There have been a number of claims for damages for illegal activities in newspapers following the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
This led to the closure of the Murdoch-owned business world news.
While most of these claims have now been settled, this is the first claim to be filed against ANL.
Press group newspapers (NGN) has settled claims relating to the world newswhile not admitting any liability for claims made in connection with The Sun.
Mirror group logs (MGN) has settled claims relating to its securities, including The people and The Sunday Mirror.
Both publishers are currently facing new claims and recently attempted to end the long-standing litigation.
A spokesman for Associated Newspapers said it “totally and unequivocally refutes” these absurd libels which appear to be nothing more than a planned and orchestrated attempt to embroil the Mail’s headlines in the scandal of the telephone hacking concerning articles less than 30 years old.
“These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory allegations, based on no credible evidence, appear to be simply a game of fishing for plaintiffs and their attorneys, some of whom have already filed lawsuits elsewhere.”
Britain’s Prince Harry and singer Elton John are among six public figures suing the publisher of the Daily Mail on the collection of alleged illegal information in its titles.
Other participants in the lawsuit are actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, husband of John David Furnish and Doreen Lawrence, mother of murder victim Stephen Lawrence, housekeeper PA News Agency said in a report.
The six have “been made aware of compelling and very distressing evidence that they have been the victims of heinous criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy” by Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), according to a statement from the law firm Hamlins acting. for the group.
ANL, also publisher of The Sunday Mail and MailOnlinesaid on Thursday it had “totally and unequivocally” dismissed the allegations.
Lawrence, whose son was killed in a racially motivated attack in south London in 1993, had also filed a complaint against Rupert Murdoch, owned by Press group newspaperspublisher of various titles including The Sun and the now defunct world news.
The details of this complaint are not known, but it is understood that it also concerns the misuse of private information.
The statement on the lawsuit against ANL released by Hamlins claimed that unlawful acts that allegedly took place included hiring private investigators to covertly place listening devices inside cars and homes and recording of private telephone conversations.
He also alleged that payments were made to police “with corrupt links to private investigators” for sensitive information, medical information was “obtained by deception” and bank accounts and financial information was consulted “by illicit means and manipulation”.
Hamlins is representing Harry and Frost, while the other plaintiffs are represented by law firm Gunnercooke.
There have been a number of claims for damages for illegal activities in newspapers following the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
This led to the closure of the Murdoch-owned business world news.
While most of these claims have now been settled, this is the first claim to be filed against ANL.
Press group newspapers (NGN) has settled claims relating to the world newswhile not admitting any liability for claims made in connection with The Sun.
Mirror group logs (MGN) has settled claims relating to its securities, including The people and The Sunday Mirror.
Both publishers are currently facing new claims and recently attempted to end the long-standing litigation.
A spokesman for Associated Newspapers said it “totally and unequivocally refutes” these absurd libels which appear to be nothing more than a planned and orchestrated attempt to embroil the Mail’s headlines in the scandal of the telephone hacking concerning articles less than 30 years old.
“These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory allegations, based on no credible evidence, appear to be simply a game of fishing for plaintiffs and their attorneys, some of whom have already filed lawsuits elsewhere.”