prince harry privacy case payment

Prince Harry and six other high-profile claimants have been ordered to make an interim payment of £9.54m within seven days towards the legal costs of Associated Newspapers Limited, the publisher of the Daily Mail. The total legal bill for the publisher could reach up to £34.5m following the conclusion of the high-profile privacy case.

Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed all claims of unlawful information-gathering last month following an 11-week trial in London. The publisher strongly denied the allegations throughout the proceedings. The judge imposed an exceptional order for legal costs, criticising the claimants for presenting their case in a manner that was unreasonable to a high degree.

Alongside Prince Harry, the co-claimants liable for the costs include Sir Elton John, Doreen Lawrence, David Furnish, Sadie Frost, Liz Hurley, and former minister Simon Hughes. The claimants face uncertainty regarding the full extent of their financial liability and have until 2 October to attempt to launch an appeal against the ruling.

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