Following a high profile three-month trial earlier this year in which seven claimants alleged that the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday had carried out unlawful information gathering against them between the late 1990s and 2015, including voicemail interception, Mr Justice Nicklin has given judgment and dismissed all claims. He found that the claimants had failed to prove that any UIG occurred. The claimants were Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Elizabeth Hurley, Sir Elton John, David Furnish, Prince Harry, Sadie Frost Law and Sir Simon Hughes. The claims of Ms Frost Law and Sir Simon Hughes were also dismissed on the ground that they were each statute barred under the Limitation Act.
Read the full judgment here.
Antony White KC and Catrin Evans KC represented Associated Newspapers Ltd, along with Andrew Caldecott KC, Sarah Palin, Hannah Glover and Ben Gallop. They were instructed by Baker McKenzie LLP.