Prince Harry, others face multi-million legal bill after Daily Mail lawsuit defeat

In his ruling rejecting the case, Judge Matthew Nicklin says the claimants had needed to prove that information published about them had been obtained unlawfully, but had failed to do so, and that suspicion alone was not enough

Prince Harry, Elton John may have to pay ‘millions’ in Daily Mail case  Dawn

Court hears that Associated Newspapers had incurred a legal bill of £34.5m (€40.2m), while claimants only have an insurance policy which covers £16m

The battle over costs comes after a judge comprehensively ruled against the prince and six other high-profile figures and rejected phone-hacking allegations they made against the newspapers.

The battle over costs comes after a judge comprehensively ruled against the prince and six other high-profile figures and rejected phone-hacking allegations they made against the newspapers.

Prince Harry's bitter public statement comes back to haunt him in court costs battle  GB News

Harry, Elton John and others lost a high-profile case against the publisher of the British tabloid the Daily Mail.

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Harry, along with Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, lost a lawsuit against the Daily Mail publisher earlier this month.

Prince Harry was among seven household names who sued the publisher of the Daily Mail accusing it of unlawful information gathering but a High Court judge dismissed the claims

Claimants’ insurance might not cover Associated Newspapers’ costs for defending phone-hacking case, high court hears The Duke of Sussex and his co-claimants could be millions of pounds out of pocket after losing their privacy case against the publishers of the Daily Mail, as their insurance may not cover costs incurred

Earlier this month, a judge ruled against a group - which includes the Duke of Sussex and Sir Elton John - after they sued the Daily Mail's publisher.

Prince Harry faces footing huge legal bill along with six other high-profile figures to have claims against Associated Newspapers Limited thrown out earlier this month

The case of Harry and others returned to the High Court for a hearing on Wednesday.

Associated’s lawyer argues costs should be paid on an indemnity basis, under which the losing party must cover the other side’s charges without need to show they were proportionate

Daily Mail seeks interim $13 million payment after Prince Harry loses lawsuit  Reuters

Prince Harry and six other famous faces are potentially facing paying millions of pounds in costs after their doomed legal claim against the Daily Mail, which they roundly lost.

Harry's legal team are fighting to stop him and other claimants paying millions of pounds of their own money to the Daily Mail.