An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid says emails from the Duke of Sussex indicated he could have brought a lawsuit in a timely manner.
LONDON — An attorney for the publisher of The Sun tabloid usedAttorney Anthony Hudson said emails from the Duke of Sussex to the royal family’s chief spokesperson indicated he was well enough aware of allegations against the publisher that he could have brought a lawsuit in a timely manner.Harry first became aware that one of his voicemails had been intercepted in 2006 and knew he had a claim to bring in 2012, Hudson said.
After a three day hearing in the High Court, Hudson asked a judge to throw out the hacking suits brought by Harry and actor Hugh Grant, arguing they had ample knowledge to file claims within a six-year time limit.Attorney David Sherborne argued that the two were aware of hacking by a rogue reporter at the former News Of The World, which Murdoch owned, but didn’t realize how widespread the interceptions were until a much bigger scandal erupted in 2011 that drove the paper out of business.
— called for News Group to reach a settlement and issue an apology to the royal family after settling its other litigation in the voicemail hacking scandal.
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