The settlement includes an undertaking by MGN not to intercept the claimants’ voicemail messages, to pay compensation, and make a statement in open court apologising to them for the misuse of their private information. The public apologies were made in the Commercial Court last week.
The celebrities included Doc Martin star Martin Clunes, comedians David Walliams and Caroline Quentin, actors Antony Cotton, Mark Womack and Samantha Womack, and businessman Sam Farmer.