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Has Harry's war with the press finally run out of road?
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Judge Mr Justice Nicklin ruled that Prince Harry and co-claimants failed to prove unlawful information gathering by Associated Newspapers, vindicating the publisher's defense against hacking allegations.
- Prince Harry and Baroness Doreen Lawrence criticized the verdict as a "whitewash," though no appeal has been announced by Harry's legal team.
- The hacking scandal dates back to 2007 with revelations of phone hacking by private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, leading to convictions and the closure of News of the World in 2011.
- Unlike previous cases where settlements were reached, the Associated Newspapers case required claimants to prove each story was unlawfully obtained, a standard judge Nicklin found was not met due to questionable evidence.
- Baroness Lawrence joined the legal battle after being approached by Prince Harry's team, a move criticized by Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre, highlighting tensions around the case and its key figures.
