Meghan Markle was no stranger to legal drama as a leading character in Suits, the popular American television series. Now, as a duchess married to a prince, she is facing a courtroom clash far beyond the imaginings of Hollywood screenwriters. At the High Court this month, lawyers representing the Duchess of Sussex, 39, are scheduled to argue for a summary judgment in her privacy battle against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, negating the need for a trial. The lawyers will claim the judge does not need to hear witnesses or consider further evidence that her privacy rights were breached when The Mail on Sunday published extracts from a letter she wrote to her estranged father, Thomas

Source: The Times January 03, 2021 00:00 UTC