Rupert Murdoch faces 600 fresh NoTW phone-hacking claims

As a result of the new information,the force8217;s Operation Weeting is revisitng the timetable for concluding its investigation,which had been due to be completed with the conclusion of trials this year,the Guardian reports.

According to the paper,the 600 new potential litigants fall into three groups: new victims; others who sued over hacking,but signed agreements with NI allowing them to sue the company again; and a third group who signed agreements potentially barring them from suing again.

The indications are that there may be some hundreds of new legal actions from the first two groups,the paper added.

On Monday the UK high court will hear formally of at least a dozen settlements out of the 167 civil claims filed last year from individuals including Cherie Blair and David Beckham8217;s father,Ted.