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Bahrain Spyware Ruling Opens Door To State Hack Claims

By Joanne Faulkner

A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to allow two Bahraini dissidents to sue the Gulf state over alleged spyware attacks on them could encourage more claims against foreign governments accused of hacking people in Britain from sites overseas, lawyers say.

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Meta Fails To Cut Novel Damages From Facebook Data Claim

By Joanne Faulkner

Meta lost on Wednesday its appeal seeking to prevent millions of Facebook users from seeking so-called user damages for the use of their personal data as part of a landmark competition claim.

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Major Banks Face Fresh Bid For Opt-In FX-Rigging Claim

By Eddie Beaver

A competition law consultant sought Wednesday to revive his proposed foreign exchange-rigging class action against major banks, arguing that material changes since its rejection as an opt-out action warrant a fresh opt-in bid.

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Matt Hancock Wins Libel Fight Over 'Antisemitic' COVID Tweet

By Robbie Kalus

Matt Hancock defeated a libel claim Wednesday when a London appeals court ruled that the former U.K. health secretary could rely on the honest opinion defense in describing a tweet by former Member of Parliament Andrew Bridgen as "antisemitic."

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Daily Mail Wants £10M Up Front For Prince Harry Privacy Case

By Ronan Barnard

The publisher of the Daily Mail demanded Wednesday that Prince Harry and other public figures immediately pay almost £10 million ($13.3 million) toward its legal costs incurred fighting their unsuccessful privacy claims, saying they conducted the litigation unreasonably. 

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EU Opens Inquiry Into €42M Renewables Award

By Caroline Simson

Europe's executive branch has opened an investigation to determine whether a €42.2 million ($48 million) arbitral award issued to renewable energy investors in 2024 after Romania nixed financial incentives for such projects violates the bloc's state aid rules, according to a notice Wednesday.

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US Biotech Hits Back At Merck Over Tissue Regrowth Patent

By Max Austin

A U.S. biotechnology company has maintained that its patent for engineered proteins that help generate eye tissue is inventive, arguing that Merck Sharp & Dohme has failed to back up its claim that scientists already knew of the treatment.

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Retailer Denies Copying Sensodyne With 'Sensio' TM

By Max Austin

A personal care retailer has hit back at the companies behind Sensodyne and Aquafresh, arguing that its "Sensio" and "Triple Protect" toothpastes are unlikely to confuse shoppers because their packaging and designs are markedly different.

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TUI Defeats Pilots' Challenge Over Union-Backed Benefit Cuts

By Eddie Beaver

Travel company TUI lawfully reduced long-term illness benefits for a group of pilots receiving income protection payments because the changes were made through a collective agreement with their union rather than being imposed unilaterally, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.

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Skipton Discriminated Against Exec By Denying £1.6M Payout

By Jamie Lennox

A former Skipton subsidiary CEO called Wednesday for an investigation into the company, after a tribunal ruled that the subsidiary discriminated against him by denying him a £1.6 million ($2.1 million) payout that a younger colleague received.

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Billionaire Sheikh Can't Duck Service Of €83M Debt Claim

By Robbie Kalus

A Saudi sheikh who owes liquidators €83 million ($95 million) failed on Wednesday to frustrate possession proceedings against his home on Britain's most expensive street, as a London court ruled that the claim forms could be served to his solicitors.

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Ex-Footballer Blocked From Reviving Charles Russell Claim

By Ronan Barnard

Charles Russell Speechlys has won its bid to have a former Premier League footballer blocked from resuscitating a negligence claim against it over advice linked to a dispute with his brother.

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