Harry and five others seek to challenge Mail publisher privacy ruling
Summary
Prince Harry and five other claimants have applied to the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge a High Court ruling that dismissed their privacy claims against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. They also seek to challenge an order requiring them to pay the publisher’s legal costs, which could total £34.5 million.Key Facts
- The other five named claimants are Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost and Baroness Lawrence.
- The High Court dismissed all the claimants’ allegations after an 11-week trial in London.
- The judge found that the claimants had not proved their allegations of unlawful information gathering.
- The appeal applications challenge both the dismissal of the claims and a later indemnity costs order.
- The judge ordered the claimants to make an initial payment of £9.54 million while the final costs are calculated.
- Sir Simon Hughes was also part of the original action, but the claimants’ spokesperson did not say whether he would join the appeal.
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