A judge has ruled that "more vast expenditure" should not be incurred in further disclosure to phone-hacking claimants.
Mr Justice Vos, who is due to assess compensation in 154 claims next June, has heard the cost of searches carried out so far was well into seven figures.
He was ruling whether it would be proportionate to order further disclosure by News Group Newspapers.
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