Prince Harry and others launch appeal after losing Daily Mail phone-hacking claim
Summary
Prince Harry and five other claimants have applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge a judge’s decision dismissing their unlawful information-gathering claims against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers. The judge ruled that they had not proved their allegations, and ordered them to make an initial payment of more than £9.5 million toward the publisher’s legal costs.Key Facts
- The claimants are Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost.
- They allege that Mail journalists and others used methods including voicemail interception, landline tapping and deception to obtain information.
- Associated Newspapers said its stories came from legitimate sources, including contacts, press officers, freelance journalists and other news outlets.
- Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims in July after an 11-week trial.
- The judge said the claimants had not proved that information was obtained unlawfully.
- The claimants filed applications for permission to appeal both the dismissal of their claims and the costs order.
- In August, the judge ordered the claimants to pay £9,544,355 within seven days as an initial contribution to the publisher’s costs.
- The article reported that their total legal bill could exceed £50 million.
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