(NewsNation) — A trial lawyer and legal analyst says Prince Harry is trying to send a message with his testimony about accusations in court against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
“It’s like the baseball equivalent of throwing high and inside,” Neama Rahmani told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” on Wednesday. “There’s no jury in these types of cases. So you have to know your audience, and you have to be very careful when you’re testifying in these types of cases.”
Prince Harry spoke emotionally while testifying Wednesday in opposition to the Daily Mail publisher, Associated Newspapers, disputing reporters’ use of legitimate sources when publishing revealing details of his life.
Harry, Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley are among six people suing Associated Newspapers, alleging the paper invaded their privacy in how it gathered their information over the past 20 years.
Associated Newspapers denied the allegations, noting the 50 articles in question were reported with sources that included close associates willing to provide specific information. The publisher is also expected to release its sources during the trial.
“There’s liability, and there’s damages here,” Rahmani acknowledged.
“So the prince is arguing that the bugging was unlawful of his home and vehicle and voicemail. He doesn’t know the bug. He didn’t find a bug. He’s just saying nobody would have told anybody that they had to have bugged me,” added Rahmani.
Harry doesn’t come off as sympathetic figure: Trial lawyer
Rahmani feels winning the case will prove tough for Harry because he and Meghan Markle don’t come off as sympathetic figures.
“No, not at all,” he said. “Even though the laws are more favorable, I can’t see them getting a big judgment in this case. Again, unless the conduct is very egregious.”
The laws Rahmini is spotlighting involve the difference in the press’ protection in the United Kingdom as opposed to the United States.
“You have to prove malice if you are a public figure,” Rahmini noted about similar cases in the U.S. “You don’t necessarily have to do that in the U.K. That’s why a lot of people like to file these types of claims there in the U.K.”
Harry testified in a similar lawsuit three years ago against the publisher of the Daily Mirror.
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