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Friday, November 21, 2008, 14:29
The 26-year-old actress had sued agency Big Pictures UK Limited and its founder Darryn Lyons, who have agreed to pay her £37,000 damages and her legal costs.
The case was due to be tried at London's High Court on January 19 but her lawyer said that the two sides had come to terms.
Under the terms of the agreed order, Big Pictures and Mr Lyons pledged that they would not pursue or follow Miller by car, motorcycle or moped, or "any means howsoever", or place her under surveillance.
They also agreed not to take pictures of her in her own home or garden, or in those of any members of her family or friends, or to "doorstep" her when she was entering or leaving them.
It also covers taking pictures of her in office blocks or buildings not open to the public, or where she has a reasonable expectation of privacy.
Miller agreed that she would not have any such reasonable expectation when she was entering or exiting a bar, restaurant or nightclub, was on a public footpath or highway - and not visibly upset or distressed - or attending a "red carpet" event.
Sienna also accepted payment of another £16,000 damages in settlement of her earlier action against Big Pictures for invasion of privacy over a series of intrusive photographs which it procured and syndicated in July.
Lawyers said that this agreement concluded the litigation which Sienna brought against both News Group Newspapers and Big Pictures UK Limited in July of this year.
Sienna accepted £35,000 when she reached a settlement with News Group earlier this month.
At an earlier hearing, her lawyer said that her life had been "made intolerable by the conduct of which we complain".
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