Coleen Rooney looked somber as she stepped out on Thursday despite claiming another court victory over rival Rebekah Vardy.
Rebekah, 42, has been ordered to pay Coleen a further £100,000 in the latest twist in their ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle, with a full settlement to be decided next year.
However, the WAG, 38, failed to manage a smile as she prepared for the cool weather while out and about in the morning.
Coleen cut a casual figure as she changed into navy sportswear and donned a zip-up jumper which she teamed with sports leggings and matching trainers.
The mother of four children, who was undoubtedly returning from the gym, was carrying a bottle of water in her hand, as well as her keys and mobile phone.
Coleen Rooney looked somber as she stepped out on Thursday despite claiming another court victory over rival Rebekah Vardy.
The WAG, 38, failed to manage a smile as she prepared for the cool weather while out and about in the morning.
Rebekah (pictured), 42, has been ordered to pay Coleen a further £100,000 in the latest twist to her ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle, with the full settlement to be decided next year.
Coleen’s departure comes after lawyers for the two women returned to court in a dispute over legal costs after Rebekah, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, lost her High Court claim against Coleen , who is married to former England captain Wayne Rooney, in 2022.
This followed Coleen accusing her fellow WAG of leaking private information about her to the press, and today marks five years since the viral post at the center of the row.
Rebekah was subsequently instructed to pay 90 per cent of Coleen, 38,’s fees, with an initial payment of £800,000, but has been contesting the claimed costs of £1.8million.
At the end of the latest hearing, which began on Monday, Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker has told Rebekah to pay an additional £100,000 within 21 days.
He said: “I think there is scope for an additional payment on account so that the defendant (Ms Rooney) is not exempt from her costs, and I think it should not be more than £100,000.”
The hearing, which was not attended by any of the women, addressed a number of preliminary issues before a full “line by line” assessment of costs takes place at a later date, which will decide the total amount of money to be paid.
Judge Gordon-Saker said this could take place in early 2025, but added: “The parties must get on with this and put it behind them.”
He said: “Realistically, (the line-by-line assessment) will probably be next year, hopefully early next year.”
Coleen cut a casual figure as she changed into navy sportswear and donned a zip-up jumper which she teamed with sports leggings and matching trainers.
The mother of four children, who was undoubtedly returning from the gym, was carrying a bottle of water in her hand, as well as her keys and mobile phone.
Despite her victory in court, Coleen looked dejected as she stepped out on Thursday.
In 2019, Coleen publicly claimed that Ms Vardy’s account was the source behind three stories in the Sun newspaper which featured false details she had posted on her private Instagram profile.
These included her trip to Mexico for a “gender selection” procedure, her plans to return to television, and the flooding of her home’s basement.
Following the high-profile trial, Judge Steyn ruled in Coleen’s favor in July 2022, finding the post to be “substantially true”.
The judge said it was “probable” that Rebekah’s agent, Caroline Watt, had passed information to the newspaper. and that the Leicester star’s wife “knew and tolerated this behaviour”.
At the latest hearing, Rebekah’s representative, Jamie Carpenter KC, said in written submissions that the legal bill claimed by Coleen amounted to £1,833,906.89, which was more than three times her “agreed costs budget of £540,779 .07”.
At the end of the latest hearing, which began on Monday, Senior Costs Judge Andrew Gordon-Saker has told Rebekah (pictured in May 2022) to pay a further £100,000 within 21 days.
Rebekah, married to Wayne’s former Three Lions teammate Jamie Vardy (both pictured in 2022), lost legal action in July 2022, after suing Coleen over allegations of leaking stories.
Coleen accused Rebekah in 2019 of sharing her private social media information with the press, an allegation Judge Steyn later ruled was “substantially true” (pictured in 2022).
He said the bill was “drafted without sufficient care” and had “a ‘kitchen sink’ approach”, and included “more than £120,000 in costs to which Ms Rooney is not entitled”.
But Robin Dunne, representing Coleen, said in written submissions that Ms Vardy had shown “deplorable conduct” in the case and that the costs could have been lower if “she had handled this litigation appropriately”.
He added: “It does not sit well with Ms Vardy to now claim that Ms Rooney’s costs, many of which were caused directly by her conduct, are unreasonable.”
Rebekah has been demanding a 50 per cent cut on the £1.8million deal as it was alleged Coleen was charging for a lawyer’s stay at a five-star Nobu hotel.
Following the high-profile trial, Judge Steyn ruled in favor of Coleen (pictured May 2022) in July 2022, finding the post to be “substantially true”.
Rebekah, pictured here at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium in May 2022, was ordered to pay 90 per cent of 38-year-old Coleen’s fees, with an initial payment of £800,000.
Rebekah’s lawyers argued that the opposing legal team’s estimate of her costs for expenses including a luxury hotel and a hotly disputed minibar bill was deliberately misleading and that this justified a reduction in the amount she had to pay (in the photo of the Nobu hotel).
Rebekah’s lawyers argued that the opposing legal team’s estimate of her costs for expenses including a luxury hotel and a hotly disputed minibar bill was deliberately misleading and that this justified a reduction in the amount she had to pay.
But this week Coleen scored another victory over her rival, as a judge ruled the bill had been legitimately incurred.
Coleen’s lawyer, Mr Dunne, insisted: “There has been no misconduct” and that it was “illogical to say we misled anyone.”
His legal team denied claims that his spending on the case was “extravagant” and attacked reports that one of his lawyers stayed at the Nobu Hotel, a favorite of A-list celebrities.
They told the High Court that the hotel stay had been falsely presented as a “decadent scene from Caligula” but was obtained for about the price of a room at a Premier Inn.
