Harry and others to pay Mail £9.5m in first costs bill after failed legal case
Harry and seven other prominent figures, including Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John, are required to pay £9.5 million in initial legal costs to the Daily Mail's publisher after losing their High Court claims, according to a judgment made on July 7. The claims, which were described as "speculative and substantially inferential," were brought over allegations of unlawful information-gathering.
The judge, Mr Justice Nicklin, ruled that Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the Daily Mail's publisher, could recover more favorable costs on an indemnity basis. ANL's total costs exceeded £34 million, which is more than the insurance cover of the group's insurance of £16.2 million.
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