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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jim Waterson, Haroon Siddique, Ben Quinn and Lisa O'Carroll

The allegations against Daily Mail’s parent company Associated Newspapers

 Elton John waves outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
Elton John outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Photograph: Belinda Jiao/Getty Images

Seven prominent individuals have brought legal claims alleging widespread illegal behaviour by individuals working for the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday between 1993 and 2018.

The Mail’s parent company strongly denies all the allegations and is seeking to stop the cases going to trial, arguing the individuals have waited too long to start legal proceedings and are relying on material provided by the Mail on a confidential basis to the Leveson inquiry into the British media industry.

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