in 2019, imogen thomas and sienna miller launched claims against news group, owners of the news of the sun. as with most previous claimants, news group paid undisclosed sums to settle the claims before a trial. it was not my choice to be standing here today. i wanted to go to trial. i wanted to share news group's secrets just as they have shared mine. unfortunately, that legal recourse is not available to me or to anyone who does not have countless millions of pounds to spend on the pursuit ofjustice. under english law, if a claimant refuses a settlement and is then awarded a lower amount by a judge at trial, they risk having to pay the legal fees from the trial for both sides. this could amount to hundreds of thousands of pounds. between 2016 and 2022, news group and mirror group paid money to settle hundreds of claims against their newspapers before they got to trial. morning. just going to read a brief—ish statement. today, mgn limited, part of the trinity mirror group, settled my case by apologising for hacking my phone and is paying me a sum in damages which they've insisted i kee