Prince Harry and co-claimants face huge legal bill due to insurance shortfall
Summary
Prince Harry and six other claimants lost a privacy lawsuit against the Daily Mail’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL). The claimants’ insurance may not cover the full legal costs, leading to a possible large financial gap they must pay.Key Facts
- Seven claimants, including Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence, and Elton John, sued ANL for unlawful information gathering.
- The High Court dismissed all their claims on 7 July.
- The claimants had insurance covering £16.2 million, but ANL’s legal costs were reported at £34.5 million.
- ANL requested an interim payment of nearly £10 million; claimants offered £8 million so far.
- ANL’s lawyers want claimants to pay costs on an indemnity basis, meaning full payment without needing to prove costs were reasonable.
- ANL accused the claimants of making serious allegations and running the case as part of a wider legal strategy against them.
- Claimants’ lawyers argued ANL’s legal costs were unusually high and went beyond agreed budgets without notice.
- The court is still deciding how much the claimants must pay for ANL’s legal costs.
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