Prince Harry's security battle may return to court in major case update

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Prince Harry's legal battle against the Home Office over his security arrangements in the UK has seen a new development. The Duke of Sussex initiated legal action following the February 2020 decision by the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec) that he should receive a different level of taxpayer-funded protection when in the country.The High Court was informed that the decision was made due to a change in the duke's 'status' after he ceased being a "full-time working member of the royal family".

In a judgment in February last year, retired High Court judge Sir Peter Lane dismissed the duke's case, concluding that Ravec's approach was neither irrational nor procedurally unfair.Harry is appealing the case, which is scheduled to be heard in London next Tuesday and Wednesday (April 8 and 9).

Now, the Court of Appeal has decreed that parts of the appeal will be conducted in private, reports the Mirror.In an order released on Wednesday, Sir Geoffrey Vos, Lord Justice Bean, and Lord Justice Edis stated that the parties' opening submissions and arguments related to "non-confidential facts" will be held in open court, accessible to the press and the public.However, sections of the hearing that involve "confidential facts" will be conducted in private, barring the press and public from attending.

The judges justified their decision by explaining: "Some of the evidence in this case, which is being placed before the Court of Appeal, has been agreed between the parties to be highly confidential.