lawyer’s representation Prince Andrewaccuser Virginia Roberts London is set to question the Duke of York for two days – but says he won’t need evidence from his ex-wife, daughters or Queen,
One of America’s best-known lawyers, 80-year-old David Boise, suggested yesterday that the experience of Andrew being interrogated under oath would be ‘a bit uncomfortable’ – but dismissed the possibility that a financial deal could be struck.
Ms. Roberts claimed in a civil lawsuit that she was trafficked by a pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and forced to have sex with Andrew on three occasions at the age of 17.
David Bois, 80, one of America’s best-known lawyers, suggested yesterday that the experience of Andrew being interrogated under oath would be ‘a bit uncomfortable’ – but dismissed the possibility that a financial deal could be done
The Duke issued 41 rebuttals last week, denying all wrongdoing. In his official response, he further stated 40 times that he lacked sufficient information to accept or deny the other claims.
Mr Bois is preparing to fly to the UK later this year to take a legal statement from the Duke, which he expects to last ‘a day, or maybe two’.
“I’m going to try to convince them that it’s not going to be belligerent,” he told The Daily Telegraph. ‘Obviously, I’m going to ask him a lot of questions.
‘And although some of the questions may be uncomfortable, I am not going to be offensive or in any way offensive towards them. I’m going to be respectful.’
Mr Boise is known as the ‘largest depositor’ in the US and has secured or won nine settlements for clients totaling over $1 billion. He represented presidential candidate Al Gore after the controversial 2000 election and helped change laws in California to allow gay people to marry.
Andrew’s statement must be taken before the July 14 deadline set by the judge. Should the matter go to court, Mr Bois said he does not think we will need Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York, or their daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, to testify.
Mr Bois is preparing to travel to the UK later this year to take a legal statement from the Duke, which he hopes will last ‘a day, or maybe two’, although he says he will probably be able to meet with Prince Andrew’s wider family. no need to talk to
The duke says he has no recollection of ever meeting Ms. Roberts, who now uses her married name Giuffre, and said last week that he had a famous one of hers with her arm around his waist in March 2001. There is not enough information to accept or reject the picture. ‘Present’
It’s hard to reach out when Andrew’s conversations with the Queen could be used, he said, because he’s probably not going to accept him, and we’re not going to depose him.
The duke says he has no recollection of ever meeting Ms. Roberts, who now uses her married name Giuffre, and said last week that he had a famous one of hers with her arm around his waist in March 2001. There is not enough information to accept or reject the picture. ‘Present’.
Mr Bois claimed he had tried to avoid litigation and is upset by the Duke’s legal strategy. ‘ He could have said, “I didn’t know she was that young.” He could have said, “It was a completely consensual affair.” There are so many things he could have said that attacking would have been difficult. But it is incomprehensible.’
Legal experts have widely predicted that Andrew will be forced to settle the case out of court with a financial payout.
While Mr Bois said his client would not want to settle if Andrew continued to deny knowing her and suggested the 2001 photo was fake, she acknowledged that she would consider a financial offer if it was ‘a Enough to be ‘vengeance’.
He added: ‘We would be unlikely to settle in a situation in which someone just handed over a cheque. So if Prince Andrew says “I’ve never heard of this person”, “I don’t know who he is”, “the pictures are fake”, I don’t think we’ll settle on that basis.
‘That said, if you had a settlement that was really big enough to be a retaliation, that’s something that we’ll look at clearly.’