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JK Rowling has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm that revealed she was writing under a pseudonym.

The Harry Potter author brought a legal action against Chris Gossage, a partner at Russells Solicitors, and his friend, Judith Callegari.

JK Rowling was revealed as the writer of crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling in a Sunday Times article.

She had published the book under the pen name Robert Galbraith.

JK Rowling’s solicitor told Mr. Justice Tugendhat that Russells had contacted the writer’s agent after the story was published, revealing it was Chris Gossage who had divulged the confidential information to Judith Callegari.

Judith Callegari then revealed the information in the course of a Twitter exchange with a journalist.

JK Rowling has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm that revealed she was writing under a pseudonym

JK Rowling has accepted a substantial charity donation from the law firm that revealed she was writing under a pseudonym

The court heard JK Rowling had been “left dismayed and distressed by such a fundamental betrayal of trust”.

Chris Gossage, Judith Callegari and Russells all apologized and the firm agreed to pay the author’s legal costs.

It also agreed to make a payment, by way of damages, to the Soldiers’ Charity, formerly known as the Army Benevolent Fund.

JK Rowling explained that she was donating the money “partly as a thank you to the army people” who helped her with research.

“But also because writing a hero who is a veteran has given me an even greater appreciation and understanding of exactly how much this charity does for ex-servicemen and their families, and how much that support is needed,” the author said.

The Cuckoo’s Calling, about a war veteran turned private investigator called Cormoran Strike, had sold 1,500 copies before it was revealed that JK Rowling was its author.

Within hours, the novel rose more than 5,000 places to top Amazon’s sales list.

JK Rowling said she would also be donating all the royalties for the book to the charity.

She said she had “always intended to give The Soldiers’ Charity a donation out of Robert’s royalties but I had not anticipated him making the bestseller list a mere three months after publication (indeed, I had not counted on him ever being there!)”.

Major General Martin Rutledge, Chief Executive of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity said they were “absolutely thrilled” by her “extraordinary generosity”.

“This donation will make a huge difference to the lives of thousands of soldiers, former soldiers and their families who are in real need. Her tremendous show of support for The Soldiers’ Charity will help to remind people of the many sacrifices made by our soldiers, long after any news of Afghanistan has left the front page,” Martin Rutledge added.

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has said she feels “very angry” after finding out her pseudonym Robert Galbraith was leaked by a legal firm.

JK Rowling was revealed as the writer of crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling in the Sunday Times.

She found out the leak came from law firm Russells, whom she had assumed she “could expect total confidentiality from”.

“I feel very angry that my trust turned out to be misplaced.

“To say that I am disappointed is an understatement,” JK Rowling said in a statement.

“A tiny number of people knew my pseudonym and it has not been pleasant to wonder for days how a woman whom I had never heard of prior to Sunday night could have found out something that many of my oldest friends did not know,” she added.

JK Rowling has said she feels "very angry" after finding out her pseudonym Robert Galbraith was leaked by a legal firm

JK Rowling has said she feels “very angry” after finding out her pseudonym Robert Galbraith was leaked by a legal firm

Russells Solicitors said it apologized “unreservedly”.

In a statement, it said the wife of one of its partners, Chris Gossage, had told her best friend, Judith Callegari, that Robert Galbraith was really JK Rowling.

The company said it was revealed “during a private conversation” adding “the disclosure was made in confidence to someone he trusted implicitly”.

It has been reported Judith Callegari subsequently revealed JK Rowling’s identity to a Sunday Times journalist via Twitter on July 9.

Russells continued: “Whilst accepting [Chris Gossage’s] own culpability, the disclosure was made in confidence to someone he trusted implicitly. On becoming aware of the circumstances, we immediately notified JK Rowling’s agent.”

There had been speculation leaking the name was part of a publicity campaign.

However Russells said: “We can confirm that this leak was not part of any marketing plan and that neither JK Rowling, her agent nor publishers were in any way involved.”

The Cuckoo’s Calling – believed to be the debut novel of Robert Galbraith – tells of war veteran-turned private investigator Cormoran Strike and received good reviews when it was first published.

The book had sold 1,500 copies before JK Rowling was revealed as the author, but within hours it rose more than 5,000 places to top Amazon’s sales list.

When she was revealed as Robert Galbraith, JK Rowling said she had found writing under a pseudonym “a liberating experience”.

JK Rowling issued a statement saying she had “hoped to keep this secret a little longer” but added it had “been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation, and pure pleasure to get feedback under a different name”.

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