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| Scores of alleged phone-hacking victims prepare to sue Mirror publisher | Scores of alleged phone-hacking victims prepare to sue Mirror publisher |
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| Trinity Mirror is facing a soaring legal bill after dozens more alleged phone-hacking victims, including senior Labour party figures, scores of TV stars and David Beckham’s father, prepare to sue the Daily Mirror publisher. | Trinity Mirror is facing a soaring legal bill after dozens more alleged phone-hacking victims, including senior Labour party figures, scores of TV stars and David Beckham’s father, prepare to sue the Daily Mirror publisher. |
| A high court judge will on Thursday reveal the scale of damages Trinity Mirror must pay to eight phone-hacking victims, including the actor Sadie Frost and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne, following a civil trial in March. | A high court judge will on Thursday reveal the scale of damages Trinity Mirror must pay to eight phone-hacking victims, including the actor Sadie Frost and ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne, following a civil trial in March. |
| The judge, Mr Justice Mann, is expected to order the publisher to make significant six-figure payouts after it admitted publishing more than 100 articles about the claimants based on phone hacking. | The judge, Mr Justice Mann, is expected to order the publisher to make significant six-figure payouts after it admitted publishing more than 100 articles about the claimants based on phone hacking. |
| A number of journalists at the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the People were accused at the trial of carrying out “industrial-scale phone hacking” between mid-1999 and 2009. | A number of journalists at the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and the People were accused at the trial of carrying out “industrial-scale phone hacking” between mid-1999 and 2009. |
| More than 100 alleged victims are believed to be preparing to launch claims once a compensation precedent has been set by Mann’s judgment. | |
| It is understood that several senior Labour party figures are among those planning to sue the publisher, in a significant departure from the current crop of celebrity victims. | It is understood that several senior Labour party figures are among those planning to sue the publisher, in a significant departure from the current crop of celebrity victims. |
| Hilary Perrin, a former Labour regional director in London, is understood to have launched a claim among others including David Beckham’s father, Ted Beckham, George Best’s former agent Phil Hughes and Gascoigne’s close friend Jimmy Gardner. | Hilary Perrin, a former Labour regional director in London, is understood to have launched a claim among others including David Beckham’s father, Ted Beckham, George Best’s former agent Phil Hughes and Gascoigne’s close friend Jimmy Gardner. |
| Others taking legal action include “designer to the stars” Kelly Hoppen, former motorsport team boss and BBC presenter Eddie Jordan, Holby City actor Tina Hobley, Torchwood star Caroline Chikezie and Jeff Brazier, the TV personality and former partner of reality star Jade Goody. | Others taking legal action include “designer to the stars” Kelly Hoppen, former motorsport team boss and BBC presenter Eddie Jordan, Holby City actor Tina Hobley, Torchwood star Caroline Chikezie and Jeff Brazier, the TV personality and former partner of reality star Jade Goody. |
| The Coronation Street actor Claire King, and Tim Horlick, the ex-husband of high-profile fund manager Nicola Horlick, have instructed London law firm Stewart-Moore solicitors to take action after being told by police that they were targeted. | The Coronation Street actor Claire King, and Tim Horlick, the ex-husband of high-profile fund manager Nicola Horlick, have instructed London law firm Stewart-Moore solicitors to take action after being told by police that they were targeted. |
| “There’s a stream of other claims in preparation. The door is open and people keep coming in,” said one senior legal source. | “There’s a stream of other claims in preparation. The door is open and people keep coming in,” said one senior legal source. |
| The actors Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, and television personalities including Amanda Holden, Denise Van Outen and Rhys Ifans were among 40 celebrities to file claims against the publisher before the trial ended. | The actors Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley, and television personalities including Amanda Holden, Denise Van Outen and Rhys Ifans were among 40 celebrities to file claims against the publisher before the trial ended. |
| Christopher Hutchings of the law firm Hamlins, which is representing flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, whose voicemails were intercepted during her brief relationship with footballer Rio Ferdinand in 2003, said the judgment was “enormously significant” because it would set a precedent for future phone-hacking claims. | Christopher Hutchings of the law firm Hamlins, which is representing flight attendant Lauren Alcorn, whose voicemails were intercepted during her brief relationship with footballer Rio Ferdinand in 2003, said the judgment was “enormously significant” because it would set a precedent for future phone-hacking claims. |
| “There’s never been a privacy case like it,” he said. “There’s no question that whatever the result this is going to set a precedent for all future phone-hacking claims. I’m personally aware of dozens more [claimants] but there are said to be hundreds more, possibly thousands.” | “There’s never been a privacy case like it,” he said. “There’s no question that whatever the result this is going to set a precedent for all future phone-hacking claims. I’m personally aware of dozens more [claimants] but there are said to be hundreds more, possibly thousands.” |
| Trinity Mirror has set aside a £12m compensation fund to deal with the celebrity claims but legal sources say its total bill is likely to be “well over” that. | Trinity Mirror has set aside a £12m compensation fund to deal with the celebrity claims but legal sources say its total bill is likely to be “well over” that. |
| Each of the eight victims could command a six-figure compensation payout and the overall bill could reach £10m once costs are included, according to one senior legal source. | Each of the eight victims could command a six-figure compensation payout and the overall bill could reach £10m once costs are included, according to one senior legal source. |
| The civil case, which is the first of its kind to result in a high court trial, ran in parallel to an ongoing police investigation into phone hacking at the three titles. | The civil case, which is the first of its kind to result in a high court trial, ran in parallel to an ongoing police investigation into phone hacking at the three titles. |
| Metropolitan police detectives in the inquiry, codenamed Operation Golding, are understood to be examining allegations that at least 16 journalists – including some at senior editorial levels – were aware or involved in phone hacking at the titles. | Metropolitan police detectives in the inquiry, codenamed Operation Golding, are understood to be examining allegations that at least 16 journalists – including some at senior editorial levels – were aware or involved in phone hacking at the titles. |
| To date four journalists have been arrested and 14 have been interviewed under caution. They cannot be named for legal reasons. | To date four journalists have been arrested and 14 have been interviewed under caution. They cannot be named for legal reasons. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service is reviewing files of evidence in relation to the four arrested journalists to decide whether they can be charged or whether further detective work is required. | The Crown Prosecution Service is reviewing files of evidence in relation to the four arrested journalists to decide whether they can be charged or whether further detective work is required. |
| A CPS spokeswoman said: “The CPS has recently received four files from the police in relation to Operation Golding.” | A CPS spokeswoman said: “The CPS has recently received four files from the police in relation to Operation Golding.” |