£100,000 phone-hacking deal agreed with Sienna Miller

Ms Miller’s solicitor, Mark Thomson, said yesterday: “Sienna Miller has today entered judgment against News Group Newspapers Limited after it yesterday admitted liability for all her claims in court including that confidential, private information was obtained, on the instructions of their journalists, by hacking into her voicemail messages, that private, confidential information was published as a result, and that there had been, as a consequence, invasions of her privacy, breaches of confidence and a harassment campaign, which had lasted for over 12 months.

“NGN Limited also admitted that the private information published about Ms Miller in 2005-2006 should not have appeared in the press.”

The settlement is likely to be formalised by the court next Friday, when there is another case management conference in the litigation, if not before.

Mr Thomson said: “Her decision to enter judgment today was made on the basis that NGN Limited has finally agreed to provide all information and disclosure in order that Ms Miller can find out the full extent of the wrongdoing that went on in 2005-2006. NGN Limited had previously avoided providing this information and disclosure.

“NGN Limited will also be paying Ms Miller £100,000 by way of damages, which is the highest ever privacy award to date, and her legal costs.

“As was made clear in court, Ms Miller’s primary concern has never been how much money would be awarded by way of compensation but to know exactly what the extent of the hacking was.”

News Group’s QC Michael Silverleaf told Mr Justice Vos at London’s High Court this week that the company admitted liability unconditionally for all the wrongs alleged by the actress and accepted responsibility for compensating her.

A spokesman for News International said: “We are pleased that we have managed to bring this case to a satisfactory conclusion. Several weeks ago we admitted liability in certain cases and offered a genuine and unreserved apology. We hope to resolve other cases swiftly.

“For the record, reports that we have been ordered to disclose 8,000 emails to Ms Miller are inaccurate.”