More phone-hack claims settled

Feb 8 2012

Another nine claimants have settled their actions in the phone-hacking damages litigation, the High Court has heard.

Hugh Tomlinson QC, who represents some of the claimants, said nine out of ten outstanding claims had been settled with News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers.

The announcement came during the latest in a number of pre-trial reviews in the case in preparation for a long-awaited trial due to start next week.

The news, at a hearing in London before Mr Justice Vos, follows last month's settlement of 37 claims against News International subsidiary NGN.

Mr Tomlinson told the court that singer Charlotte Church had not reached an agreement with NGN.