Stephen Fry has sued the organizers of a technology conference for up to £100,000 ($135,000) in damages for injuries sustained when he fell roughly two meters from a stage moments after delivering a talk on artificial intelligence.
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Stephen Fry Sues Events Organizer After Falling Off Stage

By Eddie Beaver

Stephen Fry has sued the organizers of a technology conference for up to £100,000 ($135,000) in damages for injuries sustained when he fell roughly two meters from a stage moments after delivering a talk on artificial intelligence.

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SoftBank Unit Says Ex-Directors Duped It Into £2.5M Deal

By William Janes

SoftBank Robotics UK has accused two former directors of a firm it co-owned of inflating earnings to trick it into buying their shares, hitting back at their £8 million ($11 million) claim that it wrongly forced them out.

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Gymshark Co-Founder Sues Aybl Execs Over Alleged Ouster

By Hanna Vioque

A Gymshark co-founder has sued his former business partners in Abyl, another sportswear brand he helped launch, accusing them of hanging him out to dry after he refused to sell 10% of his shares to move forward with an initial public offering. 

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SECURITIES & BANKING

Imprisoned Oligarch Denied Appeal Over $14B Asset Seizure

By Sophia Dourou

Imprisoned oligarch Ziyavudin Magomedov can't revive his $14 billion claim that he was the victim of a Russian state-led conspiracy to strip his assets in two major port operators, after an appeals court rejected his latest challenge on Thursday.

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INSURANCE

Insurers Say Pension Co. Can't Revive £35M Indemnity Limits

By Joel Poultney

A group of insurers has claimed they do not have to pay any more to a pensions provider because its policy limits have been exhausted, arguing that the court should not restore the £35 million ($47.3 million) annual liability limits of the policies.

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COMMERCIAL FRAUD

Ex-Sub-Postmaster Fights Split Of £4.5M Post Office Trial

By Ronan Barnard

A former sub-postmaster urged a London appellate court Thursday to overturn a decision to split his £4.5 million ($6 million) claim against the Post Office and Fujitsu over a 2007 civil judgment which he alleges was obtained by conspiracy, arguing that it is wrong in principle.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

ECJ Says Care Home TV Relays Don't Need Extra Licenses

By Max Austin

Europe's top court ruled Thursday that retirement homes do not need extra licenses to retransmit TV and radio broadcasts to residents, finding that sharing those programs through an internal cable system does not breach the bloc's copyright law. 

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Star Wars Worker Fired Over 'White Man' Remark Wins £234K

By Max Austin

A former safety manager on a Disney Star Wars production has been awarded £234,112 ($317,500) after a tribunal found that the company latched on to comments she had made about being replaced by "a white man" to fire her. 

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Tech Startup's Legal Chief Wins Claim For Unpaid Wages

By Max Austin

A former legal chief at a tech startup has won his claim for unpaid wages after a tribunal found he had never agreed that the company would have to pay his full £120,000 ($162,000) salary only if the business raised enough outside investment. 

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