Prince Harry and Co-Claimants Ordered to Pay Millions in Legal Costs to Daily Mail Publisher After Privacy Lawsuit Loss
Prince Harry, along with other high-profile individuals including Elton John and David Furnish, has been ordered by London's High Court to make an interim payment of £9.54 million (approximately $17.9 million Cdn) towards the legal costs of the Daily Mail's publisher, Associated Newspapers. This ruling follows the comprehensive rejection of their privacy lawsuits last month by Judge Matthew Nicklin. The claimants had alleged widespread unlawful activities, such as phone hacking, by the Mail titles. Judge Nicklin was highly critical of the way the claimants' case was presented, stating that serious allegations rested on 'speculative and inferential' foundations and that the conduct was 'unreasonable to a high degree.' The payment is to be made on an 'indemnity basis,' meaning the losing parties must contribute to Associated Newspapers' legal costs without the publisher needing to prove these costs were reasonable and proportionate. Associated Newspapers had incurred a legal bill of £34.5 million (approximat... 
