Hugh Grant settles court claim vs The Sun for 'enormous sum' | LBC analysis
April 18, 2024
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as posted by the channelJames O'Brien speaks to legal consultant, Dr Evan Harris, to discuss the news that actor Hugh Grant has settled a privacy case against the publisher of the Sun newspaper.
Grant was suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) and had claimed journalists used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house. However, in a statement on Twitter, the actor said he could have faced a bill up to £10m even if he'd won.
"I would love to see all the allegations that they deny tested in court," he wrote.
"But the rules around civil litigation mean that if I proceed to trial and the court awards me damages that are even a penny less than the settlement offer, I would have to pay the legal costs of both sides.
"My lawyers tell me that that is exactly what would most likely happen here. Rupert Murdoch's lawyers are very expensive. So even if every allegation is proven in court, I would still be liable for something approaching £10 million in costs. I'm afraid I am shying at that fence."
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