Overview
- An award in the Spencers’ divorce arbitration requires Earl Spencer to indemnify his estranged wife for sums arising from her acceptance of the settlement, a High Court judgment made public on Dec. 8 confirms.
- A spokesperson said the bill is expected to exceed £2 million plus £4,500 in damages to Catrine Jarman, with earlier hearings citing £1,217,880 in agreed future costs for the claimant and £1,000,087 for the defense.
- Mr Justice Peel recorded that key elements of the total and the process for calculating it remain hotly disputed and left the arbitrator to determine the figure.
- Jarman sued in October 2024 for misuse of private information, alleging the countess disclosed her multiple sclerosis diagnosis without consent, allegations the countess denied.
- Jarman said she pursued the case to protect control over her sensitive medical information, while the countess said the resolution vindicates her position and involves no admission of unlawful conduct.