Key facts
- Prince Harry and six other claimants lost their privacy lawsuits against Associated Newspapers.
- An interim payment of £9.54 million was ordered towards Associated Newspapers' legal costs.
- The judge ruled the outstanding amount should be paid on an "indemnity basis".
- The ruling follows allegations of unlawful information gathering by the claimants.
Prince Harry, Elton John, and six other claimants must pay millions towards the legal costs of the Daily Mail's publisher after a judge ruled their failed privacy lawsuits were conducted in an unreasonable way. Judge Matthew Nicklin ordered an interim payment of £9.54 million towards Associated Newspapers' legal costs, ruling the outstanding amount should be paid on an "indemnity basis". The claimants had sued the publisher over allegations of unlawful information gathering. The ruling means Harry and the other claimants will bear a substantial portion of the legal expenses incurred by the newspaper group during the privacy lawsuit.