Singer was accused in two recent articles of tax avoidance.
Sir Elton John is seeking damages from the Times for the "insult and injury" caused by two libellous articles that accused him of tax avoidance.
The articles, published 21 June 2012, were entitled "How movie millions are moved offshore" and claimed that accountant Patrick McKenna, of Ingenious Media, had advised him on the secrets of tax avoidance.
The paper printed a four-line apology the next day, acknowledging that McKenna had never been the pop star's accountant, but Sir Elton's lawyers described it as “wholly inadequate”. They claim that the slander has caused him significant distress and is "particularly damaging to the claimant's reputation in the sphere of charity fundraising".