The Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence’s claims against the Daily Mail’s publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering have been dismissed by a High Court judge.
A group of household names, also including David Furnish, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, alleged acts including voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception – also known as “blagging”, carried out by private investigators, freelance journalists and staff at Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).