'Wagatha Christie' heading for libel trial in autumn despite legal costs
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Case heads for the high court as Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney face ‘extraordinarily large’ fees
Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy’s “Wagatha Christie” libel battle is heading for a high-profile trial this autumn, despite a judge urging the pair to settle the case as soon as possible to reduce their “extraordinarily large” legal bills.
Vardy’s team told the high court they were budgeting for costs of £897,000 if the case goes to trial, a sum which was described by Rooney’s team as “grotesque”. Whichever individual loses the case faces having to pay the other person’s legal fees, potentially leaving them with a multimillion pound bill if damages are awarded. Continue reading...