Prince Harry and five others seek permission to appeal privacy ruling
The group is seeking to challenge a High Court judge’s dismissal of their claims against the Daily Mail’s publisher, as well as a ruling on legal costs.
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Prince Harry and five other claimants have asked the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the dismissal of their privacy claims against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the publisher of the Daily Mail.
A spokesperson for Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John, David Furnish, Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost said the applications were filed on Friday. Court staff confirmed the filing to Sky News.
The claimants had accused the publisher of unlawful information gathering, including phone hacking and the placement of listening devices in homes and cars. ANL strongly denied the allegations.
In July, High Court judge Mr Justice Nicklin dismissed the claims after finding that the allegations had not been proved. The applications also seek permission to challenge his subsequent order on legal costs.
The claimants’ spokesperson said they disagreed with the decisions, which they considered “legally and factually flawed”.
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