Facts

• On Sunday, Prince Harry unexpectedly appeared at the High Court as he and other celebrities, including Sir Elton John, Sadie Frost, and Liz Hurley, begin their lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL), which publishes the UK's newspapers Daily Mail and the Mail.^[1]
• The plaintiffs allege ANL hired private investigators to plant listening devices in homes and cars and record private calls, paid corrupt police officials to obtain inside information, engaged in impersonation and deception to obtain medical records, and hacked bank accounts.^[2]
• The lawsuit, which also includes Elton John's husband, David Furnish, and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, began with a four-day preliminary hearing Monday. ANL has called the allegations "unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims, based on no credible evidence."^[3]
• The plaintiff's lawyer, David Sherborne, who successfully represented Coleen Rooney at last year's so-called Wagatha Christie trial, said the alleged misconduct took place through 2018.^[1]
• ANL has asked the judge to strike the claims, arguing they occurred up to 30 years ago, with the law requiring claims to be made within six years.^[4]