The High Court in London ruled on Friday that Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other British figures can proceed with their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper, alleging widespread illegal conduct.
At hearings in March, publisher Associated Newspapers (ANL) attempted to close the case, claiming that complaints filed in October 2022 set six years for legal action.
“I hold that each plaintiff has a real prospect of proving a concealment by Associated that was not, and could not have been, discovered by the plaintiff in question prior to October 2016,” Judge Matthew Nicklin ruled.
Despite the deliberations, the judge held that the seven complainants could not rely on records of payments provided by ANL to private investigators, which were revealed in a public inquiry into press standards launched in 2011, without first obtaining permission from British government ministers. .
The celebrities filed the lawsuit in October 2022, alleging that they were “victims of abhorrent criminal activity” and “flagrant violations of privacy,” due to… Wiretapping They are placed in their homes and Bribes to the police To obtain confidential information, among other practices.
In March, when he was not expected, Harry traveled from the United States, where he lives, to the United Kingdom, to appear in court on the first day of the preliminary hearing.
In addition to the prince and musician Elton John and his husband, director David Furnish, the list of plaintiffs includes actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost.
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