KB-2022-003316 - [2025] EWHC 1716 (KB)
Fecha: 11-Jul-2025
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MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LIST
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE NICKLIN
Between :
(1) Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE (2) Elizabeth Hurley (3) Sir Elton John CH CBE (4) David Furnish (5) Sir Simon Hughes (6) Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex (7) Sadie Frost Law | Claimants |
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Associated Newspapers Limited | Defendant |
David Sherborne, Ben Hamer and Luke Browne instructed by
Gunnercooke LLP for the First, Second, Third and Fourth Claimants,
Thomson Heath & Associates for the Fifth Claimant and
Sheridans Solicitors LLP for the Sixth and Seventh Claimants
Andrew Caldecott KC (skeleton only), Antony White KC, Catrin Evans KC, Sarah Palin, and Ben Gallop instructed by Baker McKenzie LLP for the Defendant
Hearing dates: 6-7 May 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 2pm on 11 July 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
Mr Justice Nicklin :
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- This judgment is divided into the following sections
- A: Litigation history
- B: Issues in the litigation
- C: Disclosure
- D: Matters to be resolved at the Second CMC
- E: Resolution of the Applications
- F: Summary and next steps
- ANNEX 1: The terms of the specific disclosure order sought by Associated against the Claimants
- The Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Claimants shall
- The Fifth Claimant shall
- Inducement Disclosure Orders Each of the Claimants shall
- The Fifth Claimant shall
- The Seventh Claimant shall
- Conclusions