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| Cilla Black among six new phone-hacking lawsuits | Cilla Black among six new phone-hacking lawsuits |
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| Cilla Black, presenter of Blind Date and Surprise Surprise, is one of six new individuals who have high court cases launched against News International for alleged phone hacking at the now defunct News of the World. | Cilla Black, presenter of Blind Date and Surprise Surprise, is one of six new individuals who have high court cases launched against News International for alleged phone hacking at the now defunct News of the World. |
| Others who are taking legal action include Black's son Robert Willis, actor Rhys Ifans and 2005 Big Brother winner Anthony Hutton. | Others who are taking legal action include Black's son Robert Willis, actor Rhys Ifans and 2005 Big Brother winner Anthony Hutton. |
| The six new civil claims for damages lodged at the high court arise from evidence of alleged phone hacking that was recently discovered by Metropolitan police. | The six new civil claims for damages lodged at the high court arise from evidence of alleged phone hacking that was recently discovered by Metropolitan police. |
| Informed sources said they resulted from evidence unearthed by Operation Pinetree, which is the new investigation linto alleged News of the World phone-hacking. | Informed sources said they resulted from evidence unearthed by Operation Pinetree, which is the new investigation linto alleged News of the World phone-hacking. |
| Detectives are examining an estimated 600 fresh allegations of phone-hacking incidents at Rupert Murdoch's now closed News of the World on the back of fresh evidence obtained by Scotland Yard from a suspect turned supergrass. | Detectives are examining an estimated 600 fresh allegations of phone-hacking incidents at Rupert Murdoch's now closed News of the World on the back of fresh evidence obtained by Scotland Yard from a suspect turned supergrass. |
| This second front in the phone-hacking scandal emerged in court in March when Mr Justice Vos was told of two new police investigations – Operation Pinetree and Operation Golding, which is Scotland Yard's inquiry into alleged hacking at Trinity Mirror. | This second front in the phone-hacking scandal emerged in court in March when Mr Justice Vos was told of two new police investigations – Operation Pinetree and Operation Golding, which is Scotland Yard's inquiry into alleged hacking at Trinity Mirror. |
| Hugh Tomlinson, QC, told Vos at a case management hearing in the high court on Thursday that there were 26 cases still on the register pending in relation to allegations of phone hacking against the publisher but six of these have been settled out of court. | Hugh Tomlinson, QC, told Vos at a case management hearing in the high court on Thursday that there were 26 cases still on the register pending in relation to allegations of phone hacking against the publisher but six of these have been settled out of court. |
| Louise Woodward, the former nanny who was jailed for involuntary manslaughter in the US in 1997 was named as one of the six claimants to have settled their claims out of court. | Louise Woodward, the former nanny who was jailed for involuntary manslaughter in the US in 1997 was named as one of the six claimants to have settled their claims out of court. |
| Tomlinson did not name Black, Ifans or Hutton, but court records show they have all lodged compensation claims. Willis's claim was confirmed by lawyers outside court. | Tomlinson did not name Black, Ifans or Hutton, but court records show they have all lodged compensation claims. Willis's claim was confirmed by lawyers outside court. |
| Black, who was one of the biggest stars of Saturday night TV in the 1990s when ITV's Blind Date was at its peak, made her claim on 12 June. | Black, who was one of the biggest stars of Saturday night TV in the 1990s when ITV's Blind Date was at its peak, made her claim on 12 June. |
| Other new cases, made in relation to Operation Weeting – the Met's first investigation into phone hacking – listed in court records have been brought by the following: Susan Katona, the mother of the singer Kerry Katona, Jenny Frost, the singer who replaced Katona in Atomic Kitten, Dionne Lazette Webber, Jonathan MW Sedgwick and Ronald George Gray. | Other new cases, made in relation to Operation Weeting – the Met's first investigation into phone hacking – listed in court records have been brought by the following: Susan Katona, the mother of the singer Kerry Katona, Jenny Frost, the singer who replaced Katona in Atomic Kitten, Dionne Lazette Webber, Jonathan MW Sedgwick and Ronald George Gray. |
| News International has paid out in more than 200 civil cases since early 2012, with the cost of the settlements running into several million pounds for invasion of privacy over News of the World phone hacking. | News International has paid out in more than 200 civil cases since early 2012, with the cost of the settlements running into several million pounds for invasion of privacy over News of the World phone hacking. |
| Vos was presiding over the 16th case management hearing for civil claims in relation to News of the World phone hacking. | Vos was presiding over the 16th case management hearing for civil claims in relation to News of the World phone hacking. |
| The court was told that there was at least one new case in addition to phone hacking-related claims that has arisen out of the Met police's Operation Elveden investigation into alleged illegal payments for stories by public officials. | The court was told that there was at least one new case in addition to phone hacking-related claims that has arisen out of the Met police's Operation Elveden investigation into alleged illegal payments for stories by public officials. |
| Dinah Rose, QC, told the court News International would be resisting claims related to Elveden and gave a firm warning to lawyers representing alleged phone-hacking victims that it would also be fighting any of their claims that were "unmeritorious". | Dinah Rose, QC, told the court News International would be resisting claims related to Elveden and gave a firm warning to lawyers representing alleged phone-hacking victims that it would also be fighting any of their claims that were "unmeritorious". |
| She said while NI's intention was to "pay fair and generous compensation" to those whose phones had been hacked, it was concerned that some claimants were pushing their luck. | She said while NI's intention was to "pay fair and generous compensation" to those whose phones had been hacked, it was concerned that some claimants were pushing their luck. |
| "There are a number of legal firms who have done quite well out of this … there may be a certain amount of ambulance chasing lawyers going on," said Rose. | "There are a number of legal firms who have done quite well out of this … there may be a certain amount of ambulance chasing lawyers going on," said Rose. |
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