Coleen Rooney requested for the disclosure of communications between Rebekah Vardy, her agent Caroline Watt and a journalist from The Sun and it was granted by a High Court judge at a preliminary hearing today.
According to The Mirror, Mrs Justice Steyn said journalist Andrew Halls was the writer behind of one of the 'so-called sting articles' featuring in the libel dispute, concluding disclosure in relation to the journalist was 'necessary' and 'proportionate'.
The proceedings were held to look further into issues around witness statements, disclosure of material and arrangements ahead of the trial, which is due to start next month.Rebekah, who is married to footballer Jamie Vardy, is suing Coleen for libel over accusations of leaking "false stories" about Rooney's private life to the press in October 2019.Vardy vehemently denies the allegations, and both WAGs have shelled out thousands in the lengthy legal dispute.Mrs Justice Steyn told the court on Wednesday, while she has granted disclosure from News Group Newspapers in relationship to Vardy's communications with journalist Andrew, she was 'not persuaded' legal tests were met to allow disclosure in relation to a further eight journalists.She said she would give the full reasons for her decision at a later date.Coleen's barrister David Sherborne began the hearing by making an application for third party disclosure against News Group Newspapers Ltd – the publisher of the Sun newspaper.He said this was over communications between Rebekah, her agent Caroline and a number of Sun journalists in which the two women were allegedly "passing on stories or information relating to other parties".The barrister claimed Vardy believed any disclosure order should be limited around
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