Security News > 2011 > January > Celebrities prepare legal cases against Met over phone-hacking
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/celebrities-prepare-legal-cases-against-met-over-phonehacking-2180280.html By Robert Verkaik Law Editor The Independent 10 January 2011 Stars of screen, stage and sport are preparing court action against the Metropolitan Police in a co-ordinated campaign to force the disclosure of more evidence that they believe implicates News of the World executives in the phone-hacking scandal. News International, the owner of the News of the World, could end up paying millions of pounds in compensation if the police files prove that the scale of the illegal operation went beyond the actions of "one rogue reporter". This week the sports agent Sky Andrew will be handed evidence originally retrieved from police raids on the office and home of the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire in 2006. The breakthrough in Mr Andrew's case came after his lawyers went to court to force the Met to comply with repeated requests for disclosure of the information. Solicitor Charlotte Harris, the head of media at law firm JMW, said she had 15 more clients, including a famous actress, who each had "live inquiries" with the Met which were likely to end up before the courts. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/