Simon Clegg the former Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association and Ipswich Town Football
Club has today confirmed that he has reached a financial settlement with News Group Newspapers
over phone hacking matters dating as far back to the early 2000s. News Group Newspapers have
today made a public apology to Mr Clegg in the London High Court and have also provided him with a
personal written apology from a senior representative of News UK.
Clegg, who led the six year campaign to persuade the Government and Mayor of London to bid for
the 2012 Olympic Games and was Chef de Mission of Team GB at the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004
and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games believed at the time that his phone was subjected to a number of
attacks over a significant period.
After initiating an approach to the Police following the launch of Operation Weeting in 2012 the
Metropolitan Police advised him that his name and mobile number had been found in the notebook of
self-confessed hacker Dan Evans, a previous employee of News Group Newspapers.
Clegg, represented by top London lawyers Hamlins, said "I am pleased and relieved that this matter
has finally come to a close. It's been a long and sometimes difficult road, though necessary given
my personal privacy had been illegally compromised. As well as a financial settlement I have also
accepted both the public and private apologies offered by News Group Newspapers. Since I consider
this matter now closed I will not be making any further statements on this matter."
In September 2016 Clegg settled a similar claim against Mirror Group Newspapers.
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