![]() ![]() They have a very clear vested interest in this not becoming public and no-one being able to bring a claim. Sherborne said it had to be borne in mind “the ramifications” for shareholders if this came out. He told the high court: “The knowledge of the board grew as the narrative progressed” amid the “growing body of knowledge about the widespread activity”. Sherborne claimed such practices were authorised “at the highest levels” of the company. He also said this morning that the board of MGN had a “vested interest” in the “growing” knowledge of alleged unlawful information-gathering not becoming public. Sherborne told the court these followed the pattern and said they suggested Piers Morgan must have known what was going on – indeed, that he was “directly” involved. Other examples included stories about Les Dennis and Amanda Holden, as well as Prince Michael of Kent. He said the People ran the story about phone calls the former footballer had made, then backed down when he and his wife complained. One example he gave was of a story about David Beckham. Sherborne says this indicates that staff knew what had gone into gathering the information was illegal and could not risk revealing it when defending their stories. He told the court the pattern involved a story running without its subjects having been approached for comment, then the papers backing down when threatened with formal action. He says the court will hear evidence of an “enormous number” of illegal activities being commissioned by Mirror Group Newspapers. ![]() Sherborne has been outlining the case he will make and has focused on several examples where he says senior staff at Mirror Group Newspapers acted in a way that makes it clear they knew their stories had been obtained by illegal means. Here’s a summary of what he’s told the court during today’s hearing: The court is rising for the day, with Sherborne still partway through his opening.
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