⁍ Meghan’s lawyers have submitted an application for the trial to be put back to a later date.
⁍ A judge will decide on Thursday on the plea.
⁍ Lawyers for Meghan say the letter’s publication was a misuse of private information and breached her copyright.
– Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has asked a London court to delay her privacy action against a British tabloid after a judge ruled the paper could amend its case to include details from a recently published biography, Reuters reports. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is suing Associated Newspapers over articles in the Mail on Sunday that included parts of a handwritten letter she had sent to her estranged father, Thomas Markle, in August 2018. Last month, the Mail successfully applied for permission to amend its case, arguing that the couple had cooperated with a biography about them, Finding Freedom, which was published in August. A hearing to consider costs and case-management issues was due to take place on Thursday ahead of a trial in January. But Meghan’s lawyers have submitted an application for the trial to be put back to a later date. A judge will decide on the plea. As well as an adjournment, Meghan is arguing her case is suitable for a summary judgment, and is urging the judge to strike out the Mail on Sunday’s defense. Lawyers for Meghan say the letter’s publication was a misuse of private information and breached her copyright. They are seeking aggravated damages from the paper.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-meghan-royals/meghan-markle-seeks-to-delay-court-battle-with-newspaper-idUSKBN27D27R