Prince Harry and other claimants seek permission to appeal Daily Mail rulings

Culture · First reported 6 Nov, 17:17 · Updated 17:46

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Prince Harry and several other claimants have applied to appeal the dismissal of their claims against Associated Newspapers and a related indemnity-costs order. The claims concerned alleged unlawful information-gathering, which the publisher denied.

The group filed applications with the Court of Appeal challenging rulings by Mr Justice Nicklin, who dismissed their claims on July 7.
The claimants alleged unlawful information-gathering, including voicemail interception, landline tapping and obtaining information by deception; Associated Newspapers denied the allegations.
The judge ordered the group to pay £9,544,355 as an initial contribution to the publisher’s legal costs, pending later hearings to establish the full amount.
The claimants said they consider the decisions legally and factually flawed. The publisher’s lawyers argued that its journalists used legitimate sourcing, including contacts, press representatives and other reporting.

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Key facts

Appeal: Applications for permission to appeal were filed at the Court of Appeal.
Claimants named: The group included Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Sir Elton John.
Ruling date: Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the cases in a judgment on July 7.
Initial costs contribution: £9,544,355, with the final amount to be decided after further hearings.