Actor Hugh Grant's damages claim against the publisher of The Sun will proceed to trial following a ruling by a High Court judge, according to recent reports. Grant, aged 62, alleges that he was subjected to targeting by journalists and private investigators employed by News Group Newspapers , specifically in relation to The Sun. Notably,…
NGN had sought to have Grant’s claim, as well as a similar claim by the Duke of Sussex, dismissed on the grounds of late filing. However, Mr Justice Fancourt ruled on Friday that Grant’s claim, with the exception of allegations related to phone hacking, could proceed to trial. While Grant had a general awareness of allegations and harboured suspicions prior to March 2016 about the use of private investigators, the judge opined that there was a realistic chance that Grant could demonstrate at trial that he couldn’t reasonably have believed with sufficient confidence that he was targeted by The Sun through private investigators.
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