Justice Timothy Fancourt plans to issue a verdict later in the year.
It says it used legitimate reporting methods to get information on the prince.Īndrew Green, a lawyer for the publishing company, said the evidence at trial didn't support the prince's claims and that the allegations unfairly tarnished the reputation of Mirror journalists. Mirror Group Newspapers, which has paid more than 100 million pounds (US$127 million) in other phone hacking lawsuits over the years, denies any wrongdoing in Harry's case. "These methods were the tried and tested tools of the tabloid trade," Sherborne said. Royal Dispatch newsletter: Sign up for exclusive insights on the monarchyĪttorney David Sherborne said in closing arguments this week that there was "hard evidence" Mirror Group Newspapers employed journalists who eavesdropped on voicemails and hired private investigators to use deception and unlawful means to learn about Harry and other celebrities.If he managed to win the entire sum, it would be a massive award in the broader phone hacking scandal that has plagued several tabloid publishers. The Duke of Sussex's lawyer submitted the proposed legal award at the conclusion of courtroom proceedings in the first of Harry's cases against the British tabloid press to go to trial. Prince Harry's lawyer put a price tag Friday on the prince's lawsuit accusing the publisher of the Daily Mirror of hacking his phone and using other unlawful means to dig up dirt on the early years of his royal life: 440,000 pounds (US$558,000).
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