- Prince Harry and six other prominent public figures have been ordered to pay an initial £9.5 million in legal costs to Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers Ltd.
- The High Court ruling follows the comprehensive dismissal in July of all unlawful information gathering claims brought against the publisher.
- Associated Newspapers Ltd spent £34.5 million defending against allegations that included phone tapping and hiring private investigators .
- Mr Justice Nicklin ordered the interim payment ahead of a future hearing that will determine the final total legal costs owed by the group.
- The claimants, whose insurance covers up to £16 million, could be forced to pay millions more as the publisher seeks to recover costs on an indemnity basis.
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