Rebekah Vardy Challenges Ruling on Rooney Legal Costs in High Court Appeal

Vardy's legal team argues that Rooney's lawyers understated costs by 40%, seeking to reduce the amount owed from the 2022 libel case.

Rebekah Vardy is appealing a 2024 ruling that found no misconduct by Coleen Rooney's legal team despite transparency issues in cost reporting.
Vardy's lawyers claim Rooney's legal team understated incurred costs by approximately 40% in 2021, presenting this as 'serious misconduct.'
The 2022 libel case required Vardy to pay 90% of Rooney's legal costs, totaling over £1.8 million, but the exact amount remains contested.
Rooney's legal team argues that the cost budget was not intended to reflect actual expenditures and denies any wrongdoing.
The High Court hearing on Vardy's appeal is expected to conclude later today, March 31, 2025, with a decision pending.