
Prince Harry wins latest High Court legal round against The Sun publisher
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Justice Fancourt today, in a preliminary trial, dismissed the publisher’s request for an investigation into the timing of the claims, describing it as a “plainly considerable risk” that it would be “increasing costs overall and potentially delaying” a full trial by as long as two years. open image in gallery High legal costs could force Prince Harry to settle out of court The news comes after Hugh Grant settled with the publisher out of court “for an enormous sum of money” but admitted that he would have loved “to see all the allegations that they deny tested in court”. open image in gallery Hugh Grant did not want to be liable for up to £10m worth of legal costs A spokesperson for NGN said earlier this week: “In 2011, an unreserved apology was made by NGN to victims of voicemail interception by the News of the World. It is in both parties’ financial interests not to progress to a costly trial.” open image in gallery Prince Harry has never shied away from criticising the press Grant took the opportunity this week to state that it is “common with entirely innocent people” to pay “an enormous sum of money to keep matter out of court”.
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