UK court orders Prince Harry, others to pay Daily Mail £9.5 million
London: A UK court ordered Prince Harry and six others Friday to pay an initial £9.5 million ($13 million) after they lost their privacy case against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mail. The court said the prince and six other high-profile figures, who lost their unlawful information gathering and privacy invasions claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), must make the…
On July 7, a UK court ordered Prince Harry and six other high-profile individuals to pay £9.5 million ($13 million) in an initial interim costs payment after losing a privacy case against the Daily Mail. The claimants, which included Elton John and his husband David Furnish, actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, alleged that the Mail had bugged their cars, homes, listened to their phone calls, and accessed their bank accounts and medical records.
However, the publisher Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) denied all allegations. After an 11-week trial, Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled in favor of ANL, stating that the plaintiffs had failed to prove their claims. The court also noted that ANL's total legal costs had reached £34.5 million, calling it "exceptionally high" and "unprecedented."
The claimants have until Saturday, August 28, to make the payment, with the final cost determination to be made by a separate costs judge if the amount is not agreed upon.
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