This is just the start – statement alone stretches to 180 pagespublished at 11:51 GMT
Tom Symonds
Reporting from the High Court
The opening statement document accuses the current Royal
Editor of the Daily Mail Rebecca English of “obtaining the exact plane
seats, flight times and travel plans of Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry’s
ex-girlfriend, in December 2007”.
This, the document says, can only have been unlawfully
obtained through Mike Behr, a private investigator.
Another journalist accused is Stephen Wright, a veteran
Daily Mail crime correspondent.
“He appears on invoice records of Christine Hart, a
well-known blagger, as well as making payments of thousands in cash for ‘special contacts re Stephen Lawrence’ and ‘special inquiries’.”
This is a reference to the claims of Baroness Doreen
Lawrence that the paper targeted her during a period when it was supporting her
campaign for justice for Stephen Lawrence.
These are among journalists accused in the opening pages of
the claimant’s case statement.
It’s worth noting that this is only the start of the case –
this document alone stretches to 180 pages.
The Daily Mail’s publishers have
denied all wrongdoing and will be given opportunity to respond to the claims as
the case progresses.
‘ The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties ’
‘ Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bbc.co.uk ’
