Thread by @chrisshipitv

Court is underway.
Prince Andrew lawyer, Andrew Brettner has told the New York court that he is "appearing for Prince Andrew, the Duke of York".
The Prince's accuser Virginia Giuffre's is represented by her attorney David Boies.

Virginia Giufree lawyer David Boies told court: We proceeded to serve papers on "Prince Andrew in several ways" pursuant to the Hague Convention including delivering the complaint to the "usual last known address of the Defendent" and sent by Royal Mail.

David Boies: I understand that Prince Andrew is to challenge our service [of papers on him]. We would ask the court to grant an alternative means of service in the interests of moving the lawsuit along.
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Andrew Brettler, lawyer for Prince Andrew, "we do contest the validity of service" he says the Duke has not been properly served under UK law or the Hague Convention.
He says, the High Court in the UK will have to determine if the Duke has been properly served.
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The judge tells David Boies he has a week to find an alternative means of serving the papers on Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew's lawyers repeats his claim that the High Court in the UK will respond with directions on whether Prince Andrew has been properly served with the papers. The judge reminds him that the case against Prince Andrew "will be litigated" in the US.

Prince Andrew's lawyer Andrew Brettler says the Senior Master of the High Court must rule on this. Virginia Giuffre's lawyers maintain they DID provide an "effective service" on Prince Andrew when they delivered the papers to his home at Royal Lodge, Windsor on August 27th

Seems the judge will agree with Virginia Giuffre lawyers that Prince Andrew has been served the papers: "There is going to be service authorised appropriately. I have a foreign national who is being sued in a US court and he is taking the position that he has not been served."

New York court hearing concludes: Prince Andrew's lawyer Andrew Brettler told judge the sex assault claim against him is “baseless, non-viable and potentially unlawful” and referrence was made to the past settlement agreement Giuffre reached with Epstein which is currently sealed

The judge basically told the lawyers to stop wasting time over whether the papers has been served. Judge Kaplan said: "I can see a lot of legal fees being spent, and time and delay, which ultimately might not be productive for anyone".

So judge concludes that Prince Andrew WILL have the papers served on him at some point- via his new Holywood lawyer Andrew Brettler or via the UK Central Authority.
Judge gave Giuffre's lawyer a week to find an alternative method to do it. Easier now Brettler's name is out there

We also got sight of how Prince Andrew's lawyers will attempt to defend him by means of the prior "settlement agreement" Virginia Giuffre made with Jeffrey Epstein that would nullify her current lawsuit and release "the duke and others from any and all potential liability".