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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nina Massey

Private investigator in Mail legal claim says statement was a ‘forgery’, court told

Gavin Burrows has been described as central to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering - (AFP via Getty Images)

A private investigator in the legal claim between a group of household names, including the Duke of Sussex, and the publisher of the Daily Mail claims his signature on a previous witness statement is a “forgery”, the High Court has heard.

Gavin Burrows has been described as central to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by the group, which includes Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley, actress Sadie Frost, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence and politician Sir Simon Hughes, the court in London was told.

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