British actor Hugh Grant’s claims that journalists at The Sun newspaper used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house can proceed to trial, London’s High Court has ruled.
Key points:
- Hugh Grant’s allegations of voicemail interception were outside a six-year time limit for legal action
- The ruling is part of the ongoing trial concerning allegations of unlawful information gathering against Mirror Group Newspapers
- Hugh Grant has become a prominent campaigner on press reform since the phone-hacking scandal emerged
The actor also made allegations about voicemail interceptions,…