Convicted phone hacker helping Prince Harry's case against the Mirror's publisher 'offered large sums to would-be witnesses', says Andrew Green KC

This article discusses the ongoing legal case between Prince Harry and Mirror Group Newspapers, the publisher of the Mirror newspaper. Andrew Green KC, representing Mirror Group Newspapers, made several claims during the proceedings. According to Mr. Green, a convicted phone hacker named Graham Johnson, who was fired from the News of the World for fabricating stories, was involved in a close collaboration with Prince Harry's legal team. Another convicted phone hacker, Dan Evans, was also mentioned as a key witness in the case.

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, leaves the High Court after giving evidence in his case which is a part of a group lawsuit against the Mirror Group Newspapers

Former Sunday Mirror journalist Dan Evans arrives at The High Court


Mr. Green accused Graham Johnson of offering "pretty large sums of money" to potential witnesses in order to gather evidence against tabloid newspapers and secure book and film deals about their life stories. He claimed that Prince Harry's case was entirely speculative and had not identified a single example of his phone being hacked.

Andrew Green KC said Graham Johnson (pictured) had been involved in an 'extremely close collaboration' with the claimants' legal team


During the trial, the judge, Mr. Justice Fancourt, requested that Prince Harry's barrister, David Sherborne, provide evidence to support the claim that Prince Harry was a victim of voicemail hacking. The judge wanted to see specific examples of evidence rather than mere assertions. In response, Mr. Sherborne mentioned that Prince Harry had given examples of articles that he believed were the result of private conversations, implying that his private information had been unlawfully obtained. Mr. Sherborne also argued that Prince Harry was a prime target for such unlawful information gathering.

Mr. Green acknowledged that journalists' actions in the past had been reprehensible but argued that the current claims were wildly overstated. He also mentioned that Prince Harry had decided to sue after meeting David Sherborne at a party hosted by Elton John. Additionally, Mr. Green stated that Prince Harry had not read most of the articles written about him at the time, despite claiming in court that he had suffered long-term distress due to them.

The trial is scheduled to conclude soon, and the judge, Mr. Justice Fancourt, will deliver his ruling at a later date.

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