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13 May 2011
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Sienna Miller is set to accept £100,000 in damages from the News of the World, after the paper admitted liability over the hacking of the actress's phone.
The newspaper will make a full disclosure in private to her legal team to show the extent of all wrongdoing.
Lawyers for Ms Miller said there had been a full admission of liability and that she had been vindicated.
Following a two-day hearing at the High Court, Mr Justice Voss indicated he would give his full judgment next week.
On Thursday, News Group's QC Michael Silverleaf told Mr Justice Vos at London's High Court that it admitted liability unconditionally for all the wrongs alleged by the actress and accepted responsibility for compensating her.
Ms Miller's counsel, Hugh Tomlinson QC, said the proposed settlement, which has yet to be finalised, would include the provision of information by the News of the World "concerning the extent of the wrongdoing".
'Harassment'
Mr Tomlinson said: "I make the position clear that Ms Miller is proceeding in this way precisely because Mr Silverleaf indicated yesterday all her claims have been admitted - misuse of private information, breach of confidence, publication of articles derived from voicemail hacking and a course of conduct of harassment over a period of more than 12 months.
"In those circumstances, her primary concern is not how much money is awarded by way of compensation but to know exactly what the extent was of the hacking which took place and, having obtained an order which will enable her to know that - so far as it is knowable - that meets all her requirements from this action."
The settlement is likely to be formalised by the court next Friday
The News of the World's admission to Ms Miller marks a new chapter in a scandal which dates back to 2006, when the paper's former royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were jailed for hacking into the mobile phone voicemails of royal aides.
Since then, a series of inquiries and legal cases have been exploring just how widespread the practice was, with implications for the police, celebrities and politicians.
More and more celebrities and public figures have alleged their phones have been hacked and some have launched legal actions against the paper or the police for allegedly failing to investigate.
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The newspaper will make a full disclosure in private to her legal team to show the extent of all wrongdoing.
Lawyers for Ms Miller said there had been a full admission of liability and that she had been vindicated.
Following a two-day hearing at the High Court, Mr Justice Voss indicated he would give his full judgment next week.
On Thursday, News Group's QC Michael Silverleaf told Mr Justice Vos at London's High Court that it admitted liability unconditionally for all the wrongs alleged by the actress and accepted responsibility for compensating her.
Ms Miller's counsel, Hugh Tomlinson QC, said the proposed settlement, which has yet to be finalised, would include the provision of information by the News of the World "concerning the extent of the wrongdoing".
'Harassment'
Mr Tomlinson said: "I make the position clear that Ms Miller is proceeding in this way precisely because Mr Silverleaf indicated yesterday all her claims have been admitted - misuse of private information, breach of confidence, publication of articles derived from voicemail hacking and a course of conduct of harassment over a period of more than 12 months.
"In those circumstances, her primary concern is not how much money is awarded by way of compensation but to know exactly what the extent was of the hacking which took place and, having obtained an order which will enable her to know that - so far as it is knowable - that meets all her requirements from this action."
The settlement is likely to be formalised by the court next Friday
The News of the World's admission to Ms Miller marks a new chapter in a scandal which dates back to 2006, when the paper's former royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were jailed for hacking into the mobile phone voicemails of royal aides.
Since then, a series of inquiries and legal cases have been exploring just how widespread the practice was, with implications for the police, celebrities and politicians.
More and more celebrities and public figures have alleged their phones have been hacked and some have launched legal actions against the paper or the police for allegedly failing to investigate.
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