Rebekah Vardy Loses Final Appeal Over £1.8M Legal Bill in Wagatha Christie Case

High Court rules no misconduct by Coleen Rooney's legal team, upholding previous cost judgments against Vardy.

The High Court dismissed Rebekah Vardy's appeal, confirming her liability for 90% of Coleen Rooney's legal costs, totaling £1.8 million.
Vardy's legal team had accused Rooney's lawyers of understating costs by 40% and committing 'serious misconduct,' claims the court found unsubstantiated.
Judge Mr Justice Cavanagh ruled there was no evidence that Rooney's legal advisers deliberately misled the court or Vardy.
The decision reaffirms the outcome of the 2022 libel trial, which found Rooney's accusations against Vardy of leaking private information to be 'substantially true.'
This marks the conclusion of a protracted legal battle that has drawn significant public attention and cultural adaptations, highlighting issues of celebrity privacy and legal cost disputes.