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

Prince Harry and several other high-profile individuals have lost their privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers, in London's High Court. The judge ruled that the claimants failed to prove that the information published about them was obtained unlawfully, dismissing their allegations of widespread unlawful activities including phone hacking. As a result, the claimants now face paying millions of pounds toward Associated Newspapers' legal costs. The publisher's lawyer argued that the claimants' case was designed to generate excessive litigation and sought an interim payment of £10 million. The claimants' lawyer criticized the legal bill as 'eye-watering' and suggested that Associated intended to deter future claims by pursuing indemnity costs.

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

Prince Harry and several other high-profile individuals have lost their privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers, in London's High Court. The judge ruled that the claimants failed to prove that the information published about them was obtained unlawfully, dismissing their allegations of widespread unlawful activities including phone hacking. As a result, the claimants now face paying millions of pounds toward Associated Newspapers' legal costs. The publisher's lawyer argued that the claimants' case was designed to generate excessive litigation and sought an interim payment of £10 million. The claimants' lawyer criticized the legal bill as 'eye-watering' and suggested that Associated intended to deter future claims by pursuing indemnity costs.

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