Rebekah Vardy will reportedly ‘not give up without a fight’ after her recent court loss to Coleen Rooney.
In yet another blow to Rebekah, the legal teams for the Rebekah and Coleen found themselves back in court after the former’s legal team accused Coleen of “deliberately deceiving” the court over the £1.8 million Wagatha Christie court costs. Former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Rebekah was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen’s legal fees after she lost the infamous 2020 libel case – which resulted in documentaries and a TV series.
Coleen claimed she spent a total of £1,833,906.89 to go head-to-head with Rebekah. Jamie Carpenter KC, who is representing Rebekah, claimed a huge cost included a bill for one of Coleen’s legal team to stay at the lavish Nobu Hotel. Carpenter also accused Coleen of “deliberately deceiving” the court by underestimating costs and the time taken to working on the case.
Rebekah’s lawyer claimed she should not be ordered to pay £117,500 plus VAT for “expert fees”, which was invoiced after the budget had reportedly been agreed in 2021. Meanwhile, Robin Dunne, for Coleen, said that “there has been no misconduct” and that it was “illogical to say that we misled anyone.”
Rebekah ‘won’t give up without a fight’ (
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Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker found that Coleen’s team didn’t commit any wrongdoing (
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Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker found “on balance and, I have to say, only just”, that Coleen’s team didn’t commit any wrongdoing. He added that it was “not an appropriate case” to reduce the amount of money that she should pay. Following the court loss, a supposed pal of Jamie Vardy’s wife claimed to The Sun: “This is a major part of the hearing and Becky isn’t giving this up without a fight.” The Mirror has reached out to Rebekah Vardy’s reps for comment. The source added to the publication: “She is going in swinging and her lawyer will be appealing the conduct ruling. Becky has come this far and will keep fighting.”
The judge also said that even though there was a “failure to be transparent”, it wasn’t “sufficiently unreasonable or improper” to constitute misconduct. Coleen’s representative, Dunne, argued it was “outrageous” to accuse them of being dishonest and slammed Rebekah’s “deplorable conduct”, adding that the legal costs would have been lower if “she conducted this litigation appropriately.”
Carpenter, for Rebekah, had said that Coleen’s legal team’s bill included “substantial dinner and drinks charges as well as mini bar charges.” Mr Carpenter went on to add that Coleen’s team used an unfair approach when adding up all the costs incurred during the trial.