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Sculfor & Ors v MGN Ltd [2026] EWHC 597 (Ch) (16 March 2026)
Preliminary issue on limitation in phone-hacking claims against MGN. The court held Mr Sculfor’s claim was not time-barred, but held the defence succeeded against Ms Cantor, Mr Harkin, Ms Sacre-Dallerup and Mr Cox.
The High Court decided a limitation preliminary issue in five MGN phone-hacking/UIG claims, holding one claimant timely and four claims statute-barred.
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2023] EWHC 827 (SCCO) (04 April 2023)
Preliminary issues in MTVIL costs assessment: the court set hourly rates, rejected most rate challenges, and ruled on recoverability and quantum of success fees.
The High Court considered limitation in phone-hacking and misuse of private information claims against MGN, distinguishing publication claims from underlying unlawful information-gathering claims.
The High Court refused News Group Newspapers’ bid for a final cut-off date for new claims in the phone-hacking managed litigation scheme.
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2022] EWHC 891 (Ch) (25 March 2022)
The High Court refused News Group Newspapers’ bid to impose a final cut-off date for new claims in the MTVIL phone-hacking litigation.
Johnson, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 44 (18 January 2022)
The Court of Appeal refused a 6-year-late application to appeal sentence for a phone-hacking offence, holding the delay was unexplained and the sentence was not wrong in principle.
The Court of Appeal refused a long extension of time to appeal a suspended sentence for phone hacking, holding the delay unexplained and the sentence justified.
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2020] EWHC 1436 (Ch) (04 June 2020)
The High Court allowed amendments to generic pleadings so claimants could rely on section 32 of the Limitation Act 1980 in response to a limitation defence.
The Court of Appeal dismissed MGN’s appeal against refusal to vary early disclosure in phone-hacking claims, holding source protection was properly balanced.
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