Hugh Grant's lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers will move forward with a January 2024 court date
NGN reportedly attempted to have suits brought by Grant and Prince Harry thrown out because they weren’t brought within a six-year time limit, and indeed, Grant’s phone hacking claims were dismissed on the grounds that he’d known of the issue long before bringing it to court.
. However, the case will move forward on the basis of new allegations brought to the actor’s attention by private investigator Gavin Burrows in 2021.“In addition to hacking my phone and tapping my landline, was aware that my premises had been burgled by people working forand that a tracking device had been placed in my car,” Grant said in a witness statement about an incident that occurred“If true—which will be a matter for the trial due to take place in January 2024—these allegations would establish very serious, deliberate wrongdoing at NGN, conducted on an institutional basis on a huge scale,” Justice Timothy Fancourt wrote in his latest ruling . “Of particular relevance ..., they would also establish a concerted effort to conceal the wrongdoing by hiding and destroying relevant documentary evidence, repeated public denials, lies to regulators and authorities, and unwarranted threats to those who dared to make allegations or notify intended claims against
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