The judge (Mr Justice Fancourt) was quite scathing about both sides in his judgment. It's available to download in full from the Judiciary website.
About Turner:
"I have found that Mr Turner’s claim was significantly exaggerated and unrealistic in relation to many articles."
"The opportunity was not taken to drop hopeless allegations."
"There was a lack of realism shown in the articles that were pursued even in closing submissions at trial."
About Sanderson:
"In my view, there is considerable force in MGN’s submission that the conduct of Ms Sanderson’s claim was so unreasonable that the court should lay down a marker for the consequences of misleading and exaggerated claims being brought and an unreasonable attitude to settlement then preventing their early and fair resolution."
"The individual costs of Ms Sanderson’s claim have been significantly increased by the exaggeration of her claim and failure to engage in attempts to resolve it outside court."
General Comments
"The costs on both sides have been significantly increased because of MGN’s attempts to conceal the truth, in particular the extent of the unlawful and illegal activity."
"I am concerned about the way that the claims of claimants like Ms Sanderson and Mr Turner are being conducted. The pleadings and witness statements often appear to say what is needed to advance the claim, rather than what the claimant or witness can properly recall; the claim is maximised without apparent regard to whether it is realistic; and there is no proper engagement in attempts to resolve the claim without a full trial."
"...each side has conducted this litigation in an extreme and confrontational way, pushing everything to the limits and sometimes exceeding them. It is that conduct on both sides that is reflected in the orders that I will make."