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| Phone hacking: Trinity Mirror to pay out over 10 claims | |
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| The publisher of the Daily Mirror has agreed to pay compensation to 10 victims of alleged phone hacking by its papers, including former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, actor Christopher Eccleston and BBC executive Alan Yentob. | |
| The publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People said on Wednesday that the alleged phone hacking took place “many years ago”. | The publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People said on Wednesday that the alleged phone hacking took place “many years ago”. |
| The company said it had admitted liability to four individuals, apologised to them and agreed to pay compensation. | |
| They are Yentob, the BBC creative director, EastEnders stars Shane Richie and Lucy Benjamin, and Coronation Street actor Shobna Gulati. | |
| It added that it had already settled six other alleged phone-hacking claims and has agreed compensation. | It added that it had already settled six other alleged phone-hacking claims and has agreed compensation. |
| These claimants are Eriksson, ex-footballer Garry Flitcroft, former Doctor Who star Eccleston, Richie’s wife Christie Roche and his agent Phil Dale, and Abbie Gibson, a former nanny for the Beckham family. | |
| “The company today confirms that its subsidiary MGN Ltd has admitted liability to four individuals who had sued MGN for alleged interception of their voicemails many years ago,” said Trinity Mirror in a statement. | “The company today confirms that its subsidiary MGN Ltd has admitted liability to four individuals who had sued MGN for alleged interception of their voicemails many years ago,” said Trinity Mirror in a statement. |
| “MGN has apologised to those individuals and agreed to pay compensation. The amount of that compensation will be assessed by the court if it cannot be agreed.” | “MGN has apologised to those individuals and agreed to pay compensation. The amount of that compensation will be assessed by the court if it cannot be agreed.” |
| Trinity Mirror is understood to have set aside high single-digit millions to cover the costs of dealing with claims of phone hacking including the £4m announced in July this year. | Trinity Mirror is understood to have set aside high single-digit millions to cover the costs of dealing with claims of phone hacking including the £4m announced in July this year. |
| There are understood to be 19 further individuals who have issued claims against Trinity Mirror with a further 10 known to be considering further action. | There are understood to be 19 further individuals who have issued claims against Trinity Mirror with a further 10 known to be considering further action. |
| Mark Lewis, who acted for clients including Eriksson, Gibson, Gulati and Benjamin, said that the admission of hacking is likely to mean more claims against the publisher. | Mark Lewis, who acted for clients including Eriksson, Gibson, Gulati and Benjamin, said that the admission of hacking is likely to mean more claims against the publisher. |
| “Mirror Group initially repeated the mantra ‘all our journalists have complied with the criminal law and Press Complaints Commission code’,” he said. | “Mirror Group initially repeated the mantra ‘all our journalists have complied with the criminal law and Press Complaints Commission code’,” he said. |
| “Their new chief executive, Simon Fox, indicated that a full internal investigation had been made and there was no substance in the allegations. This was completely wrong. It has finally come out that Mirror group journalists included people who did not follow the PCC code and the paper’s denials in the past have been false. There are many more people who will now be able to make claims against the Mirror Group titles in respect of their unlawful activities.” | “Their new chief executive, Simon Fox, indicated that a full internal investigation had been made and there was no substance in the allegations. This was completely wrong. It has finally come out that Mirror group journalists included people who did not follow the PCC code and the paper’s denials in the past have been false. There are many more people who will now be able to make claims against the Mirror Group titles in respect of their unlawful activities.” |
| Until now, the UK phone-hacking scandal has centred on Rupert Murdoch’s News International and its now closed News of the World newspaper. Trinity Mirror’s announcement confirms that the practice was more widespread than ever before admitted on what used to be known as Fleet Street. | Until now, the UK phone-hacking scandal has centred on Rupert Murdoch’s News International and its now closed News of the World newspaper. Trinity Mirror’s announcement confirms that the practice was more widespread than ever before admitted on what used to be known as Fleet Street. |
| Eriksson’s claim was filed in October 2012 and relates to a time when Piers Morgan edited the Daily Mirror. Morgan has denied any knowledge of phone hacking. | Eriksson’s claim was filed in October 2012 and relates to a time when Piers Morgan edited the Daily Mirror. Morgan has denied any knowledge of phone hacking. |
| Trinity Mirror has always robustly defended itself against allegations of phone hacking at its titles. In January 2012 Sly Bailey, the former chief executive, explained why there had been no internal investigation to the Leveson inquiry by saying, “I don’t think it’s a way to conduct a healthy organisation to go around conducting investigations when there’s no evidence that our journalists have been involved in phone hacking. | Trinity Mirror has always robustly defended itself against allegations of phone hacking at its titles. In January 2012 Sly Bailey, the former chief executive, explained why there had been no internal investigation to the Leveson inquiry by saying, “I don’t think it’s a way to conduct a healthy organisation to go around conducting investigations when there’s no evidence that our journalists have been involved in phone hacking. |
| “There was no evidence and we saw no reason to investigate. We have only seen unsubstantiated allegations and I have seen no evidence that phone hacking has ever taken place at Trinity Mirror.” | “There was no evidence and we saw no reason to investigate. We have only seen unsubstantiated allegations and I have seen no evidence that phone hacking has ever taken place at Trinity Mirror.” |
| Shares in Trinity Mirror remained largely unmoved on the news. | Shares in Trinity Mirror remained largely unmoved on the news. |