![]() Piers Morgan, seen in 2021, was accused by a lawyer for the plaintiffs of being aware of hacking practices while Daily Mirror editor. Morgan has publicly denied involvement in phone hacking. Sherborne said former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan was aware of the hacking and even participated. Invoices and phone records - some so old they came from obsolete Palm Pilots - showed how the news, entertainment, sports and photo departments relied on investigators plying unscrupulous tactics. "But worse, this flood was being approved by senior executives, managing editors and members of the board." "It was a flood of illegality," Sherborne said. Harry was not present in court as his lawyer, David Sherborne, began his opening statement, saying that unlawful acts were "widespread and habitual" and done on "an industrial scale" by reporters and editors at the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People. ![]() ![]() It won't be his first time in the High Court, following his surprise appearance last month to observe most of a four-day hearing in one of his other lawsuits. Harry is expected to testify in person in June, his lawyer has said. LISTEN | The relationship between the monarchy and the media:įront Burner 31:28 Frenemies: The Prince, the monarchy and the media The activities in question stretch back more than two decades, when journalists and private eyes intercepted voicemails to snoop on members of the Royal Family, politicians, athletes, celebrities and even crime victims. The newspaper has said he is wrong about how its reporters got information, saying they used legal methods for many articles. Harry has alleged that reporters at the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People used illegal methods to gather material from his family and friends for nearly 150 articles. The lawsuits were combined as a test case that could determine the outcome of hacking claims also made against Mirror Group by former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy, the estate of the late singer George Michael and soccer commentator Ian Wright. Harry's co-claimants in the Mirror trial are Nikki Sanderson and Michael Turner, best known for their roles on Coronation Street, and Fiona Wightman, the former wife of comedian Paul Whitehouse. Prince Harry makes surprise appearance at court battle against Daily Mail.Prince William received 'very large sum of money' in phone-hacking settlement: court documents.The publisher said its apology was not a tactical move to reduce damages, but was done "because such conduct should never have occurred." ![]() "MGN unreservedly apologizes for all such instances of UIG, and assures the claimants that such conduct will never be repeated," the court papers said. It said this "warrants compensation," but didn't spell out what form that might take. But it acknowledged there was "some evidence of the instruction of third parties to engage in other types of UIG. The group continued to deny that it hacked phones to intercept voicemail messages, and said that Harry brought the claims beyond a six-year time limit. The admission was made in court filings outlining Mirror Group Newspapers' defence. The publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mirror has acknowledged and apologized for unlawfully gathering information about Prince Harry in its reporting, and said it warrants compensation, as the prince's first phone hacking trial began Wednesday. ![]()
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