The battle of the WAGs: Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney's case returns to court!

Return to court

It's the return of the 'Wagatha Christie' court case for Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, as they return in front of a judge for further hearings over soaring costs.

How it started

The case between the pair (Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney's wives) gained global attention in 2022 after Coleen Rooney believed Mrs Vardy was leaking private information about her to the press.

Coleen won

According to the Independent newspaper, Rebekah Vardy lost her libel claim against Coleen Rooney after the court ruled Mrs Rooney's social media post was substantially true.

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The issue now

Now, representatives for each of the ladies have returned to court to settle their affairs over Mrs. Rooney's costs, as the court ruled Mrs. Vardy should pay 90% of Mrs. Rooney's fees.

Challenging

Lawyers are challenging parts of a bill of around £325,000, of which 20% will have to be paid by Mrs Rooney.

Specialist cost judge

Rooney's Lawyers are challenging £325,000 of the £1.8 million bill because Mrs Rooney's specialist cost judge believes Mrs. Vardy's team has accrued "unreasonable and disproportionate" costs before the trial.

Hearing in October

According to the Daily Mail, if both teams can't strike a deal, Coleen's costs are expected to be considered at a hearing in October.

“Disproportionate”

Mr Dunne, the specialist cost for Coleen Rooney, believes that Mrs Vardy's bill for around eight weeks' worth of work was "disproportionate" but Jamie Carpenter KC, for Mrs Vardy, said his staff worked no stop over that period and missed the Christmas holidays.

Clash again

The Sun reports the pair will inevitably clash again in October, when Becky's team will dispute the £1.8 million bill racked up by Coleen's team.

Will it get sorted?

Mrs. Rooney said she spent five months attempting to find out who had been sending and leaking her personal information about her family based on posts she had created. Will it finally be sorted in October?

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