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Prince Harry phone hacking witness: My confession was false
Gavin Burrows denies signing a key witness statement in a claim accusing Associated Newspapers Limited of unlawful information gathering involving phone hacking and blagging.
- On Tuesday, the High Court heard Gavin Burrows, private investigator, say he does not recognise his August 16, 2021 witness statement and believes his signature was forged, adding, `Further, the contents of the statement are substantially untrue`.
- Associated Newspapers Limited is accused of commissioning unlawful practices including placing listening devices, `blagging` private records and accessing phone conversations by a group including Prince Harry, Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Simon Hughes.
- The August 2021 claims positioned Gavin Burrows as central to unlawful information gathering, alleging he targeted many via voicemail hacking and accessed private records for a Mail On Sunday journalist.
- Legal teams argued over Burrows' testimony as Antony White KC sought to cross-examine Gavin Burrows while David Sherborne had seven days to seek a witness summons, with Mr Justice Nicklin warning inconsistent evidence could lead to Burrows being treated as `hostile`.
- Ahead of upcoming hearings, Gavin Burrows said he never worked for the Mail on Sunday or Daily Mail apart from one Sir Richard Branson job he claims was legal.
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·Ireland
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·Sydney, Australia
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