Matthew Kain comments in the Daily Express on the potential costs of Andrew Mountbatten-Windor’s judicial review
Updated: 07 October 2026.
Matthew Kain comments in the Daily Express on the potential legal costs of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s judicial review against Thames Valley Police.
The article examines how the former Duke of York is funding the proceedings and the potential scale of the legal bill arising from the challenge.
Matthew notes that, given the high-profile nature of the case and its importance to both Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the police, costs could run into the hundreds of thousands of pounds.
He also highlights the likelihood of both sides instructing leading silks and junior counsel, reflecting the significance of the proceedings.
Matthew’s comments were published in the Daily Express, 5 October 2026.
“Given the high profile nature, I would not be surprised if costs were in the hundreds of thousands. It’s clearly an important point for both Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the police and I’d expect both sets of legal teams to be sufficiently armed with leading silks and juniors.“
Matthew also features in a follow-up piece that can be found here.
