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| Phone hacking: six News of the World staff instructed Mulcaire, papers allege | Phone hacking: six News of the World staff instructed Mulcaire, papers allege |
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| Six journalists at the News of the World were involved in instructing private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to hack phones of celebrities and others, it has been alleged in documents released by the high court to the Guardian. | Six journalists at the News of the World were involved in instructing private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to hack phones of celebrities and others, it has been alleged in documents released by the high court to the Guardian. |
| Paperwork submitted on behalf of phone-hacking victims by lawyers shed new light on the alleged extent of knowledge within the newspaper about the activities of Mulcaire, the £2,000-a-week investigator at the centre of the scandal. | Paperwork submitted on behalf of phone-hacking victims by lawyers shed new light on the alleged extent of knowledge within the newspaper about the activities of Mulcaire, the £2,000-a-week investigator at the centre of the scandal. |
| It has been alleged in these court documents that there was "a conspiracy" between Mulcaire and "senior executives" including "Clive Goodman" and five other journalists, known as A, B, C, D, and E, whereby he would obtain information on their behalf using "electronic intelligence and eavesdropping". | It has been alleged in these court documents that there was "a conspiracy" between Mulcaire and "senior executives" including "Clive Goodman" and five other journalists, known as A, B, C, D, and E, whereby he would obtain information on their behalf using "electronic intelligence and eavesdropping". |
| Up until now only one News of the World journalist, the former royal editor Clive Goodman, has been charged and sentenced to prison in relation to phone-hacking offences. In the latest Weeting investigation other journalists from the News of the World have since been arrested on suspicion of phone hacking. | |
| The claim submitted on behalf of phone-hacking victims also allege that Mulcaire was on a contract with the paper between 2001 and 2006 worth up to £105,000 a year. | The claim submitted on behalf of phone-hacking victims also allege that Mulcaire was on a contract with the paper between 2001 and 2006 worth up to £105,000 a year. |
| Under the initial contract, signed on September 2001, the victims allege, Mulcaire was paid £1,770 a week, or £92,000 a year, for services provided by a company he controlled, called Euro Research and Information Services. | Under the initial contract, signed on September 2001, the victims allege, Mulcaire was paid £1,770 a week, or £92,000 a year, for services provided by a company he controlled, called Euro Research and Information Services. |
| His fees were allegedly increased in 2003 when Mulcaire asked for an extra £250 a week to extend his services beyond 9am to 5pm and to cover "emergency calls outside these hours". | His fees were allegedly increased in 2003 when Mulcaire asked for an extra £250 a week to extend his services beyond 9am to 5pm and to cover "emergency calls outside these hours". |
| In February 2005, a separate contract was allegedly signed to pay Mulcaire (in the name of Paul Williams) £7,000 for a story about the Professional Footballers' Association boss Gordon Taylor, who subsequently won a £425,000 claim for phone hacking from News International. | In February 2005, a separate contract was allegedly signed to pay Mulcaire (in the name of Paul Williams) £7,000 for a story about the Professional Footballers' Association boss Gordon Taylor, who subsequently won a £425,000 claim for phone hacking from News International. |
| In July that year, a fresh contract between Mulcaire and News of the World was drawn up, this time in the name of Nine Consultancy Limited. Under this agreement it is claimed the private investigator was paid £2,019 a week, or £104,988 a year. | In July that year, a fresh contract between Mulcaire and News of the World was drawn up, this time in the name of Nine Consultancy Limited. Under this agreement it is claimed the private investigator was paid £2,019 a week, or £104,988 a year. |
| The documents detailing the alleged contracts were obtained by the Guardian and were released in redacted form last week. Some of these redactions have now been removed following a further hearing at the high court on Monday. | The documents detailing the alleged contracts were obtained by the Guardian and were released in redacted form last week. Some of these redactions have now been removed following a further hearing at the high court on Monday. |
| The unredacted passages in the documents submitted in the name of "voicemail claimant" for the purpose of a generic trial, allege that Mulcaire also agreed to "provide daily transcripts of voicemail messages" to News of the World journalists. | The unredacted passages in the documents submitted in the name of "voicemail claimant" for the purpose of a generic trial, allege that Mulcaire also agreed to "provide daily transcripts of voicemail messages" to News of the World journalists. |
| Last week it emerged that News International took active steps to delete and prepare to delete the publisher's email archives as phone-hacking allegations and lawsuits against the owner of the News of the World mounted in 2009 and developed in 2010. | Last week it emerged that News International took active steps to delete and prepare to delete the publisher's email archives as phone-hacking allegations and lawsuits against the owner of the News of the World mounted in 2009 and developed in 2010. |
| According to court documents filed by victims of hacking, the publisher allegedly produced an email deletion policy in November 2009 whose aim was to "eliminate in a consistent manner" emails "that could be unhelpful in the context of future litigation". | According to court documents filed by victims of hacking, the publisher allegedly produced an email deletion policy in November 2009 whose aim was to "eliminate in a consistent manner" emails "that could be unhelpful in the context of future litigation". |
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