Prince Harry is involved in a legal battle today as a new hearing will take place at the High Court.
A further hearing in the Duke of Sussex’s High Court claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail is set to begin on Wednesday.
Prince Harry will not be in London for the hearing after returning to the US following a four-day visit to the UK earlier this month.
The royal and six other high-profile individuals, including Sir Elton John, his husband David Furnish, and actress Liz Hurley, are bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
Prince Harry is involved in a legal battle today as a new hearing will take place at the High Court.
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They have accused the publisher of allegedly carrying out or commissioning unlawful activities such as hiring private investigators to place listening devices inside cars, “blagging” private records, burglaries to order, and accessing and recording private phone conversations.
The case management hearing is expected to last two days.
The newspaper group is accused of serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years.
These also include allegations of phone tapping, home bugging and obtaining medical records by deception.
Prince Harry will not be in London for the hearing after returning to the US following a four-day visit to the UK earlier this month.
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Associated Newspapers has firmly denied involvement in any unlawful practices, describing the claims as “simply preposterous”.
The case is expected to proceed to a full trial next year.
A two-day hearing in May focused on issues relating to the disclosure of further material ahead of the full trial.
David Sherborne, the lawyer representing the seven claimants, said disclosure so far had revealed “widespread use of unlawful information gathering across the titles by journalists and various desks.”
A further hearing in the Duke of Sussex’s High Court claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail is set to begin on Wednesday.
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However, he argued that “the approach to disclosure has allowed only a partial picture of the wrongdoing.”
Associated Newspapers’ legal team countered that the claimants had not provided any disclosure to substantiate their allegations.
In court filings, ANL’s lawyers argued that the claimants had given “no further particulars of the allegations of hacking, tapping, blagging or perjury.”