LONDON — Doreen Lawrence, one of seven claimants including the Duke of Sussex, lost her High Court lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd over allegations of phone hacking and unlawful information gathering. She will not be required to pay the defendant's legal costs.

The High Court dismissed all claims brought by Ms. Lawrence, the Duke of Sussex, and other claimants regarding allegations of bugging, landline tapping, phone hacking, and obtaining private information through deception. Associated Newspapers Ltd had stated it would seek to recover its legal defense costs from the claimants.

A source familiar with the matter indicated that there were no intentions for Ms. Lawrence to incur personal financial loss due to the case. "Nobody, least of all the duke, who is very protective over Doreen, is going to see her out of pocket," the source stated.

Ms. Lawrence was introduced to the case through a personal email from Prince Harry. In written testimony, Ms. Lawrence stated that Prince Harry informed her that some information had been discovered that she would want to know about.

Following this, Ms. Lawrence met with solicitor Anjlee Sangani and lead barrister David Sherborne at the Corinthia hotel in London regarding the case. At the meeting, Ms. Sangani and Mr. Sherborne told Ms. Lawrence that information had surfaced during a conversation between two private investigators.

Ms. Lawrence was also told at the meeting that a private investigator had been asked to monitor her phone bills, bank accounts, and private communications. The alleged conversation between private investigators did not feature during the subsequent trial. Associated Newspapers Ltd has denied any wrongdoing in the case.

Paul Dacre, former editor of the Mail, stated in evidence that Ms. Lawrence's involvement in the legal action was "bitterly wounding." Legal costs for the case were estimated to be as much as £50 million, according to figures released by the Mail. Other sources close to the case have stated that the real costs could be a small fraction of that amount.

The court approved legal budgets of £4.1 million for the claimants and £4.4 million for Associated Newspapers Ltd, which were covered by insurance. Mr Justice Nicklin presided over the case and ruled that the claimants' legal team did not prove that any of the five stories relating to Ms. Lawrence involved unlawful information gathering. The judge made the same finding for all 55 stories cited by the claimants in the case, as well as for three other alleged incidents that did not lead to published stories.