LONDON (AP) — A lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John and five other public figures accusing a newspaper publisher of using private detectives and listening devices to illegally snoop on them should go to a full trial, a British judge ruled Friday.
Judge Matthew Nicklin rejected a bid by the publisher of the Daily Mail to dismiss the case without trial, saying defense lawyers had not delivered a “knockout blow” to the claimants' case.
Associated Newspapers strongly denies the allegations and asked the judge to throw out the case.
No date has been set for the trial, where Prince Harry could give evidence.
He unexpectedly attended the March hearings in the Associated Newspapers case, though he did not take the stand.
Persons:
Prince Harry, Elton John, snoop, Judge Matthew Nicklin, David, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost, Harry, Chelsy Davy, ”, Doreen Lawrence, Simon Hughes, Princess Diana, Meghan, Hugh Grant
Organizations:
Daily Mail, Newspapers Ltd, Associated Newspapers, “, Newspapers, Daily, The Sun
Locations:
Paris, California