Harry faces major warning in ongoing legal battle

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00:00Harry faces major warning in ongoing legal battle.

00:04Prince Harry should rethink pursuing legal action against British tabloids.

00:08As the Duke of Sussex's court case against Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday prepares for trial in January,

00:14judges warn of the significant consequences if the proceedings continue.

00:19In 2022, Prince Harry and other high-profile claimants, including Elton John and actress Sadie Frost,

00:25sued the UK publications for $50 million.

00:28The group cited alleged unlawful information gathering, including phone hacking,

00:33bugging, and impersonation for private records spanning multiple decades.

00:38The plaintiffs are reportedly collectively insured for $18 million to meet the totality of the opposing party's costs.

00:45However, the case was complicated by some of the plaintiffs obtaining solo policies totaling $2 million.

00:51Judges David Cook and Mr. Justice Nicklin issued a grave warning to the plaintiffs

00:56about the financial stakes in the case.

00:58It is imperative that the parties, and in particular,

01:01the individual claimants, have the clearest possible understanding

01:05as to the consequences of the way in which this litigation is being conducted,

01:09they said in a statement via Daily Express.

01:12Substantial costs have already been incurred,

01:14and the parties will soon be incurring more substantial costs in preparation for the trial next year.

01:19The legal experts also called the cost of the suit clearly outside the range of the reasonable.

01:24In 2023, a UK judge ruled the case could move forward in litigation.

01:28As we have maintained since the outset,

01:31we bring our claims over the deplorable and illegal activities which took place over many years,

01:36including private investigators being hired to place secretly listening devices inside our cars and homes,

01:42the tapping of our phone calls,

01:44corrupt payments to police for inside information,

01:47and the illegal accessing of our medical information from hospitals

01:50and financial information from banks,

01:52the plaintiffs said in a collective statement.

01:54We intend to uncover the truth at trial and hold those responsible at Associated Newspapers fully accountable.