Prince Harry’s lawyers have been lambasted as the Duke of Sussex lost his court bid to name Rupert Murdoch in his hacking claim. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex and others were criticised by a judge for trying “to shoot at ‘trophy’ targets”, as they lost a bid to drag Rupert Murdoch into their hacking trial against the publisher of The Sun. Justice Timothy Fancourt said they were trying to “inculpate the man at the very top” by pinning knowledge on Murdoch personally. A trial is scheduled for next January to test claims by Prince Harry and more than 40 others that journalists working for News G…
