Prince Harry case - latest: Harry back at High Court as barristers in Daily Mail publisher hearing make closing comments to judge

Thank you for following along as we brought you all the key moments from the hearing into the privacy case being brought by seven high-profile figures including Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and others this week.

You can catch up on the events of the last few days by scrolling through the blog below.

That brings an end to the preliminary hearing into the privacy case against Associated Newspapers Ltd.

Mr Justice Nicklin has heard arguments from both sides, and will now go away to decide if the case should go to trial - meaning we won't get a judgment today.

He tells the court he will hand it down as soon as he can.

The judge indicated earlier in the session that if it were to go to trial, this case could be one that lasts for a "substantial period of time".

We're nearing the end of the hearing now.

Adrian Beltrami KC, who represents the publisher, is being given the opportunity to respond to any points put forward by barrister David Sherborne, representing the claimants.

David Sherborne says the way in which articles containing details allegedly gained unlawfully through the targeting of Baroness Doreen Lawrence were written amounted to "gaslighting".

He reads extracts to the court of Baroness Lawrence's witness statement in which she said she felt "played for a fool" by the Daily Mail, believing the newspaper "really cared" about the injustice of her son Stephen Lawrence's killing.

She says she was informed last year that a journalist allegedly ordered a private investigator to target her.

"They were supposed to be our allies and friends, the good people, not the bad," she said, recalling how she had believed details were being leaked by the police.

Mr Sherborne told the court: "That is nothing short of gaslighting Baroness Lawrence, that's the form of concealment we are talking about."

Associated Newspapers Ltd - publisher of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday - has vehemently denied all allegations against it.

Following up on our last post, Prince Harry has now left the High Court after a short appearance this afternoon.

It was the duke's third time in the courtroom this week, after watching Monday and Tuesday's sessions.

It's unclear why he chose to spend only a short time at the court today, but our arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer told us after his unbilled appearance at the start of the week that he "clearly does want to make it known that this is very important to him".

Prince Harry has not returned to the courtroom after a short break.

The royal had sat in on proceedings for just over an hour after arriving at lunchtime.

David Furnish has left the High Court after sitting in for most of the day's proceedings.

The true sources of private information allegedly obtained unlawfully and used to inform newspaper articles were deliberately concealed, David Sherborne says.

The barrister, who represents the high-profile claimants in the privacy case, alleges that journalists at Associated Newspapers would fabricate sources, attributing the information to an insider or someone close to claimants.

"Part of the mischief of this activity is it creates paranoid suspicion that leads people off the scent," Mr Sherborne tells the court.

The publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday says the legal action against it has been brought too late and should not go any further.

But in written submissions, Mr Sherborne argues that the alleged covert nature of the information gathering combined with "false" attributions to other sources amount to "deliberate concealment" of information which would have alerted the claimants that they potentially had a case.

Baroness Doreen Lawrence has entered the courtroom.

She has turned up for every day of this week's proceedings - the only claimant to have done so.

Baroness Lawrence, who wears a floral jacket, is sitting in the public gallery.

The hearing has resumed after the lunch break.

David Sherborne, representing the claimants, is continuing his arguments against Associated Newspapers Ltd's application to have the case dismissed.

Prince Harry, wearing a dark grey suit and matching tie, sits at a bench two rows behind Mr Sherborne.

His small grey notebook - which he would occasionally scribble in during his appearances at the court on Monday and Tuesday - is back in front of him.