Harry and Meghan #18 We're really kind, please hire us, as Harry said there is no virus.

[Momof5intheStates]

I forgot to ask you for toilet roll

I need mine topping up...I'm running out ......

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sadly this is

At 4 in the afternoon ?

Its 5:12 am here

 

[PennyCrayon]

They shouldn't be included at all. They fucked off so they should be left out.

Exactly. They’re irrelevant.

 

[Team JCM]

Apparently, according to Byline, the DM suppressed part of the letter.

Meghan Markle claims Mail suppressed key parts of her letter to her father about ‘exploitation by British tabloids’ – Byline Investigates

www.bylineinvestigates.com

I don’t know how relevant it will be.

Hopefully as juicy as duck!

 

[PennyCrayon]

Harry and Meghan's mistimed attempt to control the tabloids will backfire | Suzanne Moore

I have every sympathy for their desire to avoid harassment, but the Sussexes’ letter appears grandiose, says Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore

www.theguardian.com

 

[LucyLastic]

My dad just sent me a very interesting article in Newsweek about today’s case. It’s under a paywall, basically implies that Meghan has over-claimed (maybe her US lawyers said ‘have a go at everything’, so the Brit lawyers said ‘we’ll give it a try’) but a British Judge will just say he’s not going to bother with the sillier claims, and focus on the ‘private letter’ bit instead. In which case evidence about the friends will still be key, so they may have to be named and questioned (also Mr M).

Likely that a process that Meghan started furiously back in October is going to look extremely unwise just now, and they would be better advised to drop the case. But we’ll know all by the end of the day, unless the lawyers apply for proceedings in private or an injunction against reporting (which they might try).

I read somewhere that if MM drops the case, she'll be liable for the other side's costs to date, as well as her own. I don't know whether that's true, but given the DM and MoS have very deep pockets and top legal firms that'll have been clocking up the hours, I imagine the costs so far are eye-watering, even by M's standards. It could well be a case of damned if they do and damned if they don't at this point as they couldn't afford to withdraw.

 

[Momof5intheStates]

Apparently, according to Byline, the DM suppressed part of the letter.

Meghan Markle claims Mail suppressed key parts of her letter to her father about ‘exploitation by British tabloids’ – Byline Investigates

www.bylineinvestigates.com

I don’t know how relevant it will be.

I'm off to sleep......can't wait to see what you lot have been up to later!!!

 

[PennyCrayon]

sadly this is

Its 5:12 am here

5:12 am? That’s sparrowfart o’clock!! Jaysus, I didn’t even know there was a 5:12 AM.

 

[Emgee]

The case is being live tweeted by a British solicitor. @JoshuaRozenberg (hope I haven’t broken any rules by naming this person on here)

 

[Diva18]

I read somewhere that if MM drops the case, she'll be liable for the other side's costs to date, as well as her own. I don't know whether that's true, but given the DM and MoS have very deep pockets and top legal firms that'll have been clocking up the hours, I imagine the costs so far are eye-watering, even by M's standards. It could well be a case of damned if they do and damned if they don't at this point as they couldn't afford to withdraw.

Do you think they are confident they will win.? I can imagine they have the best and most expensive lawyers they can find.

 

[Norbs]

I read somewhere that if MM drops the case, she'll be liable for the other side's costs to date, as well as her own. I don't know whether that's true, but given the DM and MoS have very deep pockets and top legal firms that'll have been clocking up the hours, I imagine the costs so far are eye-watering, even by M's standards. It could well be a case of damned if they do and damned if they don't at this point as they couldn't afford to withdraw.

What I would really like to happen - but is extremely unlikely - is that the DM wins and is awarded costs, but publicly declines to take them because ‘they are understanding of the Duchess’s current financial circumstances’. It would really stick in Meghan’s craw to see the DM being generous, but she can’t afford to decline. Or she’d feel obliged to donate the cash to a charitable cause, so she’d still be significantly out of pocket.

 

[Diva18]

What I would really like to happen - but is extremely unlikely - is that the DM wins and is awarded costs, but publicly declines to take them because ‘they are understanding of the Duchess’s current financial circumstances’. It would really stick in Meghan’s craw to see the DM being generous, but she can’t afford to decline. Or she’d feel obliged to donate the cash to a charitable cause, so she’d still be significantly out of pocket.

I would like the DM to win and donate to the NHS

 

[PennyCrayon]

What I would really like to happen - but is extremely unlikely - is that the DM wins and is awarded costs, but publicly declines to take them because ‘they are understanding of the Duchess’s current financial circumstances’. It would really stick in Meghan’s craw to see the DM being generous, but she can’t afford to decline. Or she’d feel obliged to donate the cash to a charitable cause, so she’d still be significantly out of pocket.

I wouldn’t give her the opportunity to donate anything. The sugars will applaud her for it

I would like the DM to win and donate to the NHS

Yes that would probably be better.

 

[Norbs]

Yes that would probably be better.

It would be too obvious and expected. The DM would really grab the moral high ground by refusing to take her cash - very hard for her to argue how horrible they are then. ‘It was never about the money, it was about protecting our reputation in the face of vexatious litigation.’

In fact, I’m amazed that H&M’s lawyers let them release their letter earlier this week in advance of the court hearings, as it clearly indicates that H&M have an issue with the tabloid press that borders on the irrational.

 

[50sGirl]

The case is being live tweeted by a British solicitor. @JoshuaRozenberg (hope I haven’t broken any rules by naming this person on here)

Thank you.
Here’s the link to his twitter:

Joshua Rozenberg (@JoshuaRozenberg) on Twitter

The latest Tweets from Joshua Rozenberg (@JoshuaRozenberg). QC (hon). Britain's best-known commentator on the law. Trained as a lawyer before becoming a BBC journalist. Often asked to broadcast on breaking legal stories. London

twitter.com

 

[PennyCrayon]

It would be too obvious and expected. The DM would really grab the moral high ground by refusing to take her cash - very hard for her to argue how horrible they are then.

I agree. But the witch in me doesn’t want her to come out of this looking good in any way. She'll end up looking like mother Theresa by donating it to some noble cause

 

[Norbs]

I agree. But the witch in me doesn’t want her to come out of this looking good in any way. She'll end up looking like mother Theresa by donating it to some noble cause

But she’d have to do it through clenched teeth, because they really, really need the cash. And she’d still have lost the case. Her sugars will try to spin* it in her favour whatever the outcome.

* spun sugar

 

[jh1]

I agree. But the witch in me doesn’t want her to come out of this looking good in any way. She'll end up looking like mother Theresa by donating it to some noble cause

Same here, if they didn't take her money she'd find a way to twist it. She'd probably just keep it 'donate' it to her foundation.

Does anyone remember when she first sued them and there were rumours that it was a threat to other newspapers because her sex tape was being shopped around to the media? I remember there were articles about how this letter thing seemed such a small thing to take the MoS to court over.

 

[PennyCrayon]

Same here, if they didn't take her money she'd find a way to twist it. She'd probably just keep it 'donate' it to her foundation.

Does anyone remember when she first sued them and there were rumours that it was a threat to other newspapers because her sex tape was being shopped around to the media? I remember there were articles about how this letter thing seemed such a small thing to take the MoS to court over.

The sex tape one was far to risky for her.

 

[Carmen 6]

Ok. I'm convinced there's going to be an announcement of a second baby.
Imminently.

 

[PennyCrayon]

The news on the radio just said that she’s now claiming the DM pursued and harassed her father while his health was fragile. Erm, didn’t. She do that as well?

Ok. I'm convinced there's going to be an announcement of a second baby.
Imminently.

Not from me Carmen

Could be freda and Liam Neesam.