LONDON—A London court on Friday rejected an attempt by the publisher of The Sun tabloid to throw out a lawsuit by actor Hugh Grant alleging that journalists and investigators it hired illegally snooped on him.
Justice Timothy Fancourt said a trial will have to determine whether Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) carried out unlawful information gathering that included tapping Grant’s home phone, bugging his car, and breaking into his home.
