Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher
The seven claimants, who include Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, could potentially have to pay up to £25m more.
Prince Harry, along with five other high-profile individuals, have been ordered to pay an initial £9.54 million in legal costs to the Daily Mail's publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), after losing their High Court privacy case. The seven claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, must pay this sum by August 28th, and may owe up to £25 million more if successful, representing a victory for ANL.
The group sued ANL for allegations of unlawful information gathering, which the publisher vehemently denied. On July 7th, Judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed their claims, stating they had not proven the allegations. The judge issued an exceptional order compelling the Duke of Sussex and others to pay up to £34.5 million in costs incurred by the newspaper group due to poor case conduct, including unsupported claims that top executives had lied to the Leveson inquiry.
Prince Harry and the other six claimants have until October 2nd to appeal. ANL, celebrating the ruling, called it a "devastating critique" of an attempt to harm a newspaper and its journalists, editors, and executives.
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