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The Duchess of Sussex won her request that her trial against the Mail on Sunday be delayed until next year.
Meghan Markle, 39, is suing Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) for publishing parts of a handwritten letter to her father Thomas Markle, 76, on the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline in August 2018.
She says that the use of the letter was a violation of copyright, a violation of her privacy and a violation of the Data Protection Act.
His legal team had submitted a request to postpone the trial in his privacy and copyright case, which was due to begin on January 11 of next year.
Meghan had suffered a setback in the case in September
Last month, a London court ruled that the Mail On Sunday could mend your case to include details from a recently published biography, Finding Freedom.
The judge, Judge Warby, told the court that he had held a private hearing early Thursday morning from which the press and the public were excluded.
He went on to explain in a public hearing via video link that the “main basis” on which the postponement was requested was “a confidential reason.”
Granting the request for postponement of the trial, Judge Warby said: “The correct decision in all circumstances is to grant the request for postponement.
“That means the test date of January 11, 2021 will become vacant and the test will be rescheduled for a new date in the fall.”
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During the proceedings being carried out via the video link, Judge Warby also rejected an additional request made by Meghan’s legal team to remove the inclusion of the recently published Finding Freedom book as part of the defense.
Last month, the court agreed that he could be part of the newspaper’s case.
ANL says Meghan and Prince harry “cooperated with the authors … to publish their version of certain events.” They say this is further proof of how Meghan allowed elements of her private life to enter the public domain.
However, Meghan’s lawyers deny that the couple “collaborated” with the authors, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand. HarperCollins’ biography was published in August of this year.
Last month, the court agreed that it could be part of the newspaper’s case, but the Duchesses’ legal team is appealing to have that decision reversed.
This is just the latest fight in the ongoing legal action, and in August, a judge decided to protect the identities of five of Meghan’s friends who gave an anonymous interview to People magazine.
Meghan is suing ANL for five articles in total: two on Mail on Sunday and three on MailOnline.
