Overview

• Rebekah Vardy must pay Coleen Rooney at least £1,402,266, including £1.19 million in legal costs and £212,266 in assessment costs, as ruled by Costs Judge Mark Whalan.
• The ruling follows a 2022 High Court decision that found Rooney's allegations against Vardy for leaking private Instagram stories to the press were 'substantially true.'
• This settlement concludes a six-year legal saga, which began in 2019 when Rooney publicly accused Vardy's account of leaking fabricated stories.
• The judge expressed satisfaction with the 'commercial accommodation' reached and hoped it marks the end of a 'long and unhappy road.'
• The case highlighted the extraordinary costs of high-profile litigation, with both parties incurring significant legal expenses over the protracted dispute.