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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote]Any lawyers out there...help me understand if H and M have a good case against the Daily Mail. It just seems so weak. [/quote]

Laws are totally different in UK. Public figures have much more protection. [/quote]

Well I'm a lawyer, with admittedly little knowledge of UK law, but I do not see what the claim is at all.  From news reports, it seems to center on the publication of Megan's letter (or the [i]editing [/i]of the letter), but the paper likely got it from her father which seems to complicate any data privacy claim, and if it is a defamation case, unless the paper completely edited it to change its contents (in a defamatory way), I cannot see how this is grounds for much.  And with respect to the latter, truth is always a defense and it does not seem like a good strategy for Megan/Harry to try to refute, one by one, each and every media allegation re: her family relationships, or day to day royal life, etc. I understand why they want to do this, and the British press is vicious, but I could see this case falling apart--though then again, perhaps that doesn't much matter, since this would only transpire months or even years from now, and they really just want to try to draw a hard line now.[/quote]

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