Prince Harry has reached a settlement with the Mirror newspaper group (MGN) over phone hacking claims, receiving substantial additional damages and cost payments. His legal action highlighted unlawful information-gathering practices, including phone hacking and deception, carried out by journalists at MGN publications. The Duke of Sussex’s lawyer, David Sherborne, provided a statement confirming the wider implications of this misconduct and called for accountability, including for former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan.
- Prince Harry has settled his phone hacking claim against the Mirror newspaper group (MGN).
- MGN agreed to pay substantial additional damages and about £400,000 in costs, with further costs to be assessed.
- The settlement follows a previous court victory for Prince Harry in December.
- The court ruled that phone hacking became widespread at MGN titles in the late ’90s.
- Prince Harry’s lawyer accused Piers Morgan, former editor of the Daily Mirror, of being aware of the unlawful activities.
- The judge stated that many senior executives at MGN were aware of the hacking.
- Prince Harry had won 15 of 33 sample claims against MGN at the end of last year.
- There are 100 other claimants awaiting the processing of their claims against MGN.
- MGN faces significant financial costs and pressure to settle with these claimants.
- This case is part of a broader issue related to the phone hacking scandal, which was previously examined during the Leveson Inquiry.
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