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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Prince Harry wins phone hacking lawsuit against British tabloid publisher, awarded 140,000 pounds
Description: Prince Harry won his phone hacking lawsuit in December against the publisher of the Daily Mirror and was awarded over 140,000 pounds ($180,000) in the first of his several lawsuits against British tabloids to go to trial.
Justice Timothy Fancourt in the High Court found phone hacking was “widespread and habitual” at Mirror Group Newspapers over many years and private investigators “were an integral part of the system” to gather information unlawfully.
He said executives at the papers were aware of the practice and covered it up.
Fancourt said he awarded the Duke of Sussex damages for 15 of the 33 newspaper articles in question...