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In March, the singer and co-writers John McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon faced accusations that their track ripped off a 2015 song by Sami Chokri and Ross ODonoghue.

The singer said legal challenges are “way too common”, as a judge ruled his 2017 hit did not infringe another artist’s song.

Ed Sheeran has won a High Court battle over whether his 2017 hit Shape of You copied another artist’s song.

The singer and his Shape Of Your co-writers had been accused of ripping off the song Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.

Sami Chokri (pictured at the High Court in London last month), who performs as Sami Switch, shared a video of two people swimming in the sea on his Instagram page following the judges verdict.

Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit Shape Of You does not infringe another artist’s copyright, a British High Court judge ...

ED Sheeran has won a High Court battle over whether his 2017 hit Shape of You copied another artist’s song.

The singer and his Shape Of Your co-writers had been accused of ripping off the song Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.

The singer and his Shape Of Your co-writers had been accused of ripping off the song Oh Why by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue.

Ed Sheeran could face weeks of waiting to learn the outcome of a London High Court dispute over the copyright of his 2017 hit Shape of You.