Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Aug 21
Prince Harry, 6 Others Ordered to Pay £9.54 Million to Daily Mail Publisher
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Aug 21

Prince Harry, 6 Others Ordered to Pay £9.54 Million to Daily Mail Publisher

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 21

Summary

  • A London judge ordered Prince Harry and six other claimants to pay £9.54 million by 4 p.m. on Aug. 28 as an interim contribution toward Associated Newspapers Ltd's legal costs.
  • The payment follows their defeat last month in a High Court case accusing the Daily Mail publisher of unlawful information gathering after an 11-week trial earlier this year.
  • Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed all claims, while ANL had strongly denied the allegations throughout the case.
  • ANL told the court its total legal costs exceeded £34 million, underscoring the financial fallout from one of Britain's highest-profile media privacy lawsuits.

Insights

After a crushing £50 million legal defeat, will Prince Harry's costly loss permanently silence celebrity crusades against British tabloids?
Did the court just hand tabloids a free pass, or did these high-profile celebrities simply fail to prove their suspicions?