On Tuesday 29th September it was reported that the Mail on Sunday is given permission to rely on a biography of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in its legal defence of Meghan’s privacy claim against it. This ruling comes after the newspaper argued that the couple had collaborated with the book’s authors.
Former Hollywood actress Meghan Markle is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), the publishers of the newspaper and the website MailOnline, for alleged misuse of private information, breaching Data Protection Act and infringement of copyright over publication of parts of a letter to her estranged father, Thomas Markle. She had launched legal action last year. Now, Judge Francesca Kaye has allowed the publisher to amend its defence to rely on Finding Freedom. She said the amended defence did not raise “new defences”, but simply added “further particulars” of the publisher’s case. The judge refused permission to appeal, though Meghan’s lawyers can apply directly to the court of appeal.