Duke of Sussex & Others v ANL: thread 2

[bluegreygreen]

This is a continuation of the discussion on the previous thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/5443044-duke-of-sussex-court-case-key-witness-statement-false?page=1

We are following the court case on the

Just following this case makes me inclined to agree with you!
best wishes hope you are victorious 🌹

They have all reverted to talking about "feelings" and PH, LH, SF all did tears

Indeed and SF is complaining about an unpublished article! , I’m assuming ( perhaps naively) that they actually have real evidence apart from feelings and someone else told me!

I'm not sure that article says much for Amol Rajan's professionalism either

I'm not understanding the purpose of the whole team tear shedding. There isn't a audience jury to play to for the sympathy vote, it's a well respected judge who will be all about the facts in front of him, not the 'feelz'.
Very interested to see how this all plays out.

I could understand if it was being held in front of a jury, to trigger emotions and sympathy, the judge doesn't give a rats arse how they feel.
ETA cross posted

You are brilliant and @bluegreygreen @Lunde thank you 🙏

It's the same with that claim of SF relating to her ectopic pregnancy - my initial reaction was that it sounded awful - but in evidence yesterday it became clear that the DM didn't publish anything after speaking to her. So I don't know why she put it in the public domain.

Again thanks from me for keeping me updated, today's performance almost beggars belief.
If they lose they should get Mr white KC to represent them in a case against Sherborn and argue his advice and invoice. However I expect shyster Sherborn had them sign away their worldly goods and first born. He has been riding high for some time this could be very damaging to his reputation.

No

Seems the BBC has learned little since the Bashir scandal

It’s coming across as a complete shit show by a bunch of greedy chancers who cynically roped in a few useful idiots to help bolster the case or help pay the bills.

i cannot wait to hear Elton John and David Furnish’s comments on the stand.

Apparently they are giving evidence via zoom!

Lurker here really enjoying this thread!

I think the temptation for a last big payday before claims were time-barred seems to have been too much - the symbiotic relationships between Hacked-Off, Byline News, Byline Investigation and Sherborne seems to have driven the impetus to keep the claims coming (and it's clear that they tried to get other celebrities onboard) .... and now the 2 sides have racked up costs of £38 million which will never be recovered

IIRC Prince Harry was only awarded £140,000 in damages against the Mirror when he won 15 of 33 claims (I think he asked for around £500K) - not sure how much he got in costs. Several of the claimants in that case had their claims ruled out of time and lost.

Hugh Grant defending Graham Johnson - and my response today. I wonder if it will be taken down 🤔

I think you're right, @Lunde, having read that Spectator article - I suspect it was the combination between the time pressure and the desire to go after the Mail because no-one else had.

Oh wow! , obviously you have proof of this , is this what you sent to the lawyer on this case?

I sent the actual evidence to both sides.

Well done very brave 👏

Thank you - becoming braver by the day 😊

He makes me sick to my stomach when he says ‘those on the other side seeking to stop the truth coming out’.

About 20 years ago, he was my favourite actor - obviously now I despise him.

This would make a great movie.

I’m rooting for you! ❤️

’Hurt feelings’, emotional distress etc would form part of the settlement if the claims are successful.

This is a really interesting case. IMHO there’s a lot of fibbing going on.

It’s very murky!

Thanks once again to @bluegreygreen, @jeffgoldblum and everyone else for the continued updates - I'm now dipping in from Miami so they're even more appreciated

To this lay person it appears to be becoming more of a mess with each passing day ... surely the judge won't buy that any of the claimants so far "didn't know" before the relevant date, just because they insist they "weren't interested / didn't talk about it / weren't told??

I know none of us are in court, but from reports it seems a small child could be more convincing than this