March 27, (THEWILL) – The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, and Sardie Frost, have taken Associated Newspaper, publisher of Daily Mail, over allegations of illegal behaviour by the outlets.
Prince Harry was in court for the first court hearing of the case.
Harry is one of the seven prominent individuals who are bringing cases of alleged phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy against the newspaper group.
The group’s lawyers issued a statement last year alleging they have compelling and highly distressing evidence they have been the victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy by the newspaper group.
The lawyers’ allegations of illegal activity involving the publisher of the Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline include;
The hiring of private investigators to secretly place listening devices inside people’s cars and homes.
The commissioning of individuals to surreptitiously listen in to, and record, people’s live, private telephone calls while they were taking place.
The payment of police officials, with allegedly corrupt links to private investigators, for sensitive inside information.
The impersonation of individuals to obtain medical information from private hospitals, clinics, and treatment centres by deception.
The accessing of bank accounts, credit histories and financial transactions through illicit means and manipulation.
