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Missing private investigator evidence in Daily Mail’s case ‘stark’, high court told
- The High Court hears claims that thousands of invoices for private investigators may exist but are missing, suggesting a larger pattern of unlawful information gathering.
- Claimants allege the scale of unlawful information gathering at Associated Newspapers Ltd was enormous, citing lost documents and selective disclosure.
- Prince Harry, Elton John and Doreen Lawrence are among the seven claimants in a multimillion-pound case against ANL.
- ANL says it offered a conscientious disclosure approach and has handed over more than 2,700 documents.
- A box described as Pandora’s box, containing records of private investigator payments, was found only by chance.
- The case centers on allegedly unpublised or undisclosed stories tied to private investigators and key Daily Mail staff.
- Incriminating emails and metadata tied to private investigators are cited as links to alleged unlawful activity.
- ANL argues it has taken a robust and comprehensive defence, with several major allegations struck out or reduced.
- The case involves alleged involvement of several Daily Mail journalists including Nicholl and English, with disputed notes and emails.
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