Some of the key questions in Harry’s legal action against The Sun publisher

As The Duke of Sussex’s proceedings against the steadfast of The Sun gets nether mode astatine the High Court successful London, present are immoderate of the cardinal questions:

– What is the lawsuit about?

Harry is bringing ineligible enactment against News Group Newspapers (NGN) implicit allegations of unlawful accusation gathering.

He alleges helium was targeted by journalists and backstage investigators moving for NGN, which besides published the now-defunct News Of The World.

The steadfast has antecedently denied unlawful enactment took spot astatine The Sun.

In a proceeding successful July 2023, the High Court ruled that Harry’s lawsuit could spell to trial, but that helium could not bring a assertion relating to telephone hacking.

However the lawsuit could proceed successful narration to different other allegations including usage of backstage investigators.

Former Labour lawman person Lord Tom Watson is besides suing NGN successful this case.

Initially, determination were others progressive successful the proceedings, which person been moving for much than a decade, but 39 cases person been settled since July past year.

These see the claims of histrion Hugh Grant, histrion Sienna Miller, ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne, comic Catherine Tate and Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm.

– Hasn’t this lawsuit already been dealt with?

In short, no. There person been a fig of pre-trial hearings but determination person besides been a fig of cases against different publishers.

A erstwhile assertion was against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) implicit phone-hacking allegations.

In December 2023 Mr Justice Fancourt ruled that MGN utilized unlawful accusation gathering successful 15 articles astir the duke aft a High Court trial, and awarded him £140,600 successful damages.

The justice besides said the steadfast should wage alleged “generic” ineligible costs to the radical presently progressive successful the ineligible enactment against MGN.

– What tin we expect from the trial? 

The lawsuit is expected to past up to 10 weeks.

A fig of radical volition springiness evidence, including Harry. He volition beryllium cross-examined for respective days successful narration to the allegations.

The tribunal volition perceive however Harry claims accusation was unlawfully gathered truthful it could beryllium utilized to signifier the ground of quality articles.