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| Phone-hacking scandal: Duchess of York settles case | |
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| The Duchess of York has settled her phone-hacking legal claim against the publishers of the News of the World. | The Duchess of York has settled her phone-hacking legal claim against the publishers of the News of the World. |
| Sarah Ferguson received a public apology and undisclosed damages from News Group Newspapers in the latest hearings in the High Court action. | Sarah Ferguson received a public apology and undisclosed damages from News Group Newspapers in the latest hearings in the High Court action. |
| She was among hundreds of victims of the illegal practice which led to the closure of the newspaper in 2011. | She was among hundreds of victims of the illegal practice which led to the closure of the newspaper in 2011. |
| The 16 other newly-settled cases included those of singer James Blunt and former minister Geoffrey Robinson. | |
| Statements of behalf of the claimants were read out before Mr Justice Vos. | Statements of behalf of the claimants were read out before Mr Justice Vos. |
| Actor Hugh Grant, who revealed details of his settlement in December, was also included. | Actor Hugh Grant, who revealed details of his settlement in December, was also included. |
| Others who settled included actor Christopher Eccleston, entertainer Uri Geller, who was present in court, and Colin Stagg, the man who first attracted media attention when he was wrongly accused of murdering Rachel Nickell. | |
| The rest of the claimants were: Jeff Brazier, the father of Jade Goody's children; investigative journalists Hannah Cleaver and Edward Hynes; singer Kerry Katona; Jeffrey Archer's friend Edwina Pitman; Charlotte Church's Roman Catholic priest Fr Richard Reardon; TV presenter June Sarpong; private individual Merul Shagur Mehta; Labour's London regional director Hilary Perin; and Chris Terrill, who was once engaged to Heather Mills. | |
| A total of 144 people have settled claims over phone hacking with News Group Newspapers so far. | |
| In January last year, actor Jude Law was among 37 people who settled their cases, with his £130,000 compensation the biggest of the 15 awards revealed at the time. | |
| Other amounts included £40,000 to former Labour deputy leader John Prescott, £50,000 to Jude Law's ex-wife Sadie Frost and £30,000 to Labour MP Chris Bryant. | |
| A year ago, Charlotte Church and her parents James and Maria settled their action for £600,000, including £300,000 legal costs, days before it was due for trial. | |
| Actress Sienna Miller was the first to publicly settle her claim, for £100,000, in June 2011. |