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| Actor Grant wins privacy damages | Actor Grant wins privacy damages |
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| Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar have accepted £58,000 damages for invasion of privacy over photographs taken of them on holiday. | Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley and her husband Arun Nayar have accepted £58,000 damages for invasion of privacy over photographs taken of them on holiday. |
| The photographs were taken at a private resort in the Maldives. | The photographs were taken at a private resort in the Maldives. |
| None of the three claimants was at the High Court in London to hear the settlement against Big Pictures (UK) Ltd and Eliot Press SARL. | |
| The agencies have also apologised unequivocally and agreed to pay some of the group's legal costs. | The agencies have also apologised unequivocally and agreed to pay some of the group's legal costs. |
| Contributions towards the damages will also be made by Associated Newspapers and News Group Newspapers. | Contributions towards the damages will also be made by Associated Newspapers and News Group Newspapers. |
| Laura Tyler, solicitor for Mr Grant, Ms Hurley and Mr Nayar, told Mr Justice Eady at the High Court that the photos were taken covertly without the claimants' knowledge. | Laura Tyler, solicitor for Mr Grant, Ms Hurley and Mr Nayar, told Mr Justice Eady at the High Court that the photos were taken covertly without the claimants' knowledge. |
| Celebrity snaps | Celebrity snaps |
| The three were on holiday in a resort which they had chosen for the complete privacy and seclusion it offered, she added. | The three were on holiday in a resort which they had chosen for the complete privacy and seclusion it offered, she added. |
| "It has been most upsetting for the claimants to have their privacy invaded by these defendants," she said. | "It has been most upsetting for the claimants to have their privacy invaded by these defendants," she said. |
| The photos were offered to a number of other newspapers and celebrity magazines in October 2007. | The photos were offered to a number of other newspapers and celebrity magazines in October 2007. |
| Ms Tyler said that News Group published three of the photos in the 3G section of the News of the World in an article headed "Liz does the blokey-cokey", and on their website. | Ms Tyler said that News Group published three of the photos in the 3G section of the News of the World in an article headed "Liz does the blokey-cokey", and on their website. |
| Associated published four photos in The Mail on Sunday in an article headed "Hugh's that gooseberry?", and also online. | Associated published four photos in The Mail on Sunday in an article headed "Hugh's that gooseberry?", and also online. |
| Matthew Nicklin, counsel for the agencies, said that they offered their apologies for any distress which they may have caused. | Matthew Nicklin, counsel for the agencies, said that they offered their apologies for any distress which they may have caused. |