in London on Tuesday in a joint case he, and many other alleged victims of historic phone hacking, have brought against Mirror Group Newspapers.
One of the problems is that the British legal system is run in the name of the crown, which is potentially awkward, at least in terms of maintaining the appearance of neutrality. For instance, the MGN trial is being held in the King’s Bench division of the high court, which tois a bit like saying “Pa’s bench”, and features a number of king’s counsels on both sides of the dispute.
One media personality who has been tipped to receive an unflattering mention is Piers Morgan, editor of thefrom 1995 to 2004, already named by Harry’s lawyers as one of the senior executives whoLast month Morgan responded to the suggestion that he should apologise to Harry rather like an arsonist who, when asked to put out a blaze at firework factory, reaches for his flamethrower.
The Mirror Group’s barrister, Andrew Green KC, says the publisher denies 28 of them, and has “not admitted” to the other five – that distinction may seem obscure to the layperson, but it’s on these subtly arcane points that front-rank lawyers earn their handsome remuneration. Similarly MGN’s legal team maintains that there is “no evidence, or no sufficient evidence, of voicemail interception” in any of the cases in the trial.