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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent, and Sam Jones in Madrid

Former Spanish king wins bid to throw out ex-lover’s lawsuit in English court

Corinna Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
Corinna Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn was attempting to sue Juan Carlos, the former Spanish king, accusing him of harassment. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

A £126m lawsuit brought against the former king of Spain by his ex-lover cannot go to trial in England, a judge has ruled.

Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, a Danish businesswoman with homes in England, was attempting to sue Juan Carlos, who abdicated in 2014, in the high court of England and Wales. On Friday, the judge, Mrs Justice Rowena Collins Rice, said the case was outside the court’s jurisdiction.

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