Actor had accused publisher of unlawful information-gathering in case that was due to go to trial alongside Prince Harry next year
Hugh Grant’s decision to settle the claim is a significant blow to the wider case against the Sun, which involves other high-profile individuals.Hugh Grant’s decision to settle the claim is a significant blow to the wider case against the Sun, which involves other high-profile individuals.
His decision to settle the claim is a significant blow to the wider case against the Sun, which Grant, Harry and others had accused of illegally blagging medical records. They also said key figures had lied and destroyed evidence related to the case. The actor had brought legal action against News Group only in relation to the Sun; he previously settled a claim with the publisher in 2012 relating to the News of the World.
“My lawyers tell me that that is exactly what would most likely happen here. Rupert Murdoch’s lawyers are very expensive. So even if every allegation is proven in court, I would still be liable for something approaching £10m in costs. I’m afraid I am shying at that fence.”, would be “repurposed” via press reform campaign groups such as Hacked Off to help fund the “general campaign to expose the worst excesses of our oligarch-owned press”.
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