In ongoing litigation against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), seven high-profile individuals, including the Duke of Sussex and Sir Elton John, are pursuing claims of unlawful information gathering. Former senior editor Chris Anderson, who worked at the Mail on Sunday from 1999 to 2008, testified in the High Court regarding allegations of phone hacking and the sourcing of stories through illegal means.
During his testimony, Anderson, 63, refuted claims that he had knowledge of or collaborated with private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who has been linked to the hacking allegations. He emphasized that he would have been "crazy" to commission a story in 2006 about politician Sir Simon Hughes if he had known it was obtained unlawfully. He also stated that he had no relationship with Greg Miskiw, another figure involved in the case, and insisted that he would have rejected any information obtained through illegal methods.
Emails discussed in court indicated interactions regarding a photographer near the property of Hughes' boyfriend, but Anderson maintained he was unaware of any unlawful activities. He expressed strong disapproval of breaking the law for trivial stories, asserting that such actions were not in his interest.