Hugh Grant gets court go-ahead to sue publisher of Sun

Hugh Grant has been fixed support to writer the steadfast of the Sun paper for utilizing unlawful information-gathering techniques against him.

A justice has dismissed an effort from News Group Newspapers (NGN) to artifact his ineligible enactment due to the fact that helium did not bring it wrong six years.

The histrion claims backstage investigators moving for the Sun tapped his phone, bugged his location and car, and burgled his location to get stories astir him.

The steadfast denies the claims.

Mr Grant was refused support to writer for his telephone voicemails being intercepted aft the justice decided helium could person brought a telephone hacking lawsuit overmuch earlier.

Some of the grounds against the paper was contained successful a witnesser connection made by backstage researcher Gavin Burrows.

A akin ineligible statement centred connected the claims of the Duke of Sussex is owed to beryllium heard by the High Court successful July.

NGN said it was "pleased that, pursuing our application, the High Court has ruled that Mr Grant is statute-barred from bringing a telephone hacking assertion against The Sun."

"NGN powerfully denies the assorted humanities allegations of unlawful accusation gathering contained successful what remains of Mr Grant's claim."