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Celebrity firm that led Harry hacking claim enters insolvency

Lawgazette • October 23, 2026

A London law firm that advised celebrities including Prince Harry in his failed hacking claim against the Daily Mail has ceased trading, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed.

Media boutique Thomson Heath Jenkins & Associates has called in insolvency practitioners and its Fleet Street office has shut, in what is understood to be an orderly closure.

According to reports, the firm jointly instructed counsel for all seven celebrity claimants – Harry Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Sir Elton John, his husband David Furnish, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost and Sir Simon Hughes – in the high-profile privacy claim against Associated Newspapers. In July, after an 11-week trial, all claims were dismissed leaving the claimants facing a multi-million-pound costs bill. It is believed the firm conducted the claim against the newspapers on a no win, no fee basis.

The Duke later issued a statement attacking the judge and branding the 426-page ruling 'a complete and obvious whitewash'.

Duke of Sussex arrives at Royal Courts of Justice

Source: Michael Cross

Thomson Heath Jenkins was founded in 2009 by senior partner Mark Thomson, a former Carter-Ruck partner. He acted for Sienna Miller in one of the earliest phone hacking cases against the News of the World and was lead solicitor in the New Group phone hacking litigation from 2011 until 2014. He also represented Sadie Frost who secured the then highest Court award for Privacy damages of £260,000 against Mirror Group newspapers.

The firm’s website also describes Thomson as a pioneer of the harassment injunction against intrusive paparazzi photographers, obtaining orders for clients such as Sienna Miller, Lily Allen and Tinglan Hong.

Another partner, James Heath, was lead solicitor for all claimants in the Mirror hacking litigation.

An SRA spokesperson said: 'We are aware of the situation and are liaising with the firm as it effects an orderly closure. We will continue to monitor the situation, but would only take action (ie intervention) if the interests of clients were at risk.'

Thomson and Heath did not respond to requests for .

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Celebrity Law Firm Thomson Heath Jenkins Enters Insolvency After Failed Hacking Case Thomson Heath Jenkins, a law firm representing Prince Harry and other celebrities in a failed hacking claim against the Daily Mail, has ceased trading and called in insolvency practitioners. The firm was involved in a high-profile case that concluded in July 2026, where all claims were dismissed by the High Court, leading to a substantial costs bill for the claimants. The case involved allegations of phone hacking and other unlawful information-gathering methods against Associated Newspapers. Following the ruling, the judge criticized the claimants' case as 'speculative' and 'unreasonable'. The law firm, founded in 2009, had represented several high-profile clients and was known for its work in privacy law. The closure of the firm has been described as an 'orderly' process, according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority. No further details on the firm's future operations have been disclosed. 2 sources 24

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