Prince Harry seeks summary judgement in Mail on Sunday defamation case
2 years ago

Prince Harry seeks summary judgement in Mail on Sunday defamation case

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Prince Harry's lawyers told a London court on Friday that the publisher of a UK tabloid had no viable defence to his claims an article was defamatory. Key points: Prince Harry alleged the Mail on Sunday article defamed him by implying he had lied to the public A judge previously ruled the article was defamatory, allowing Prince Harry to escalate the lawsuit The case is one of a number he and spouse Meghan Markle have taken out against publishers of UK tabloids Prince Harry, King Charles' younger son, sued Associated Newspapers last year over an article in its Mail on Sunday newspaper that alleged he offered to pay for police protection only after bringing a separate legal fight against the UK government. The prince's lawyers said Associated Newspapers had no factual basis for its defence, and asked the court to give a summary judgement, a ruling in Harry's favour without the need for a trial. However, Associated Newspapers' lawyers said it would rely on a strong argument of "honest opinion", and that Prince Harry's bid to win the case without a trial was "totally without merit". Two years ago, Prince Harry's spouse Meghan Markle won a summary judgement in her privacy case against the Mail on Sunday for printing parts of a handwritten letter she had sent to her estranged father, Thomas Markle.

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