The global and several national rugby governing bodies failed Friday to throw out hundreds of brain injury claims by former players who withheld medical information, after a court ruled they "should not be punished for the sins" of their former law firm.
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Rugby Bodies Can't Halt Brain Injury Case Over Lawyer Errors

By Sophia Dourou

The global and several national rugby governing bodies failed Friday to throw out hundreds of brain injury claims by former players who withheld medical information, after a court ruled they "should not be punished for the sins" of their former law firm.

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Prince Harry, Celebs Ordered To Pay £9.5M To Daily Mail

By Ronan Barnard

A London judge ordered Prince Harry and other celebrities Friday to pay the publisher of the Daily Mail more than £9.5 million ($12.9 million) toward its costs in their unsuccessful privacy case, though the final figure could be much higher.

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SSB Law Sues Another Insurer For £6.5M ATE Premiums

By Joel Poultney

The administrators of SSB Law have sued another of the collapsed firm's insurers for £6.5 million ($8.9 million) to recover after the event litigation premiums linked to cavity wall insulation claims, arguing that the policies were never truly effective. 

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen former Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten sue a fur auction house, private equity and pensions magnate Edmund Truell hit by a commercial fraud claim and Charles Russell Speechlys file a contract claim against two of its previous clients in the Middle East.

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COMPETITION

Investor Sues AI Imaging Biz Over Board Meeting Ostracism

By Ronan Barnard

A Virgin Islands-based investor has sued a British artificial intelligence medical imaging company for allegedly excluding its appointed observer from board meetings and withholding documents that would allow the investor to monitor its $4 million investment.

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Apple Paid $17B Taxes To Ireland In 2025, Mostly Due To ECJ

By Kevin Pinner

Apple Inc. paid more than $17 billion in taxes to Ireland last year largely because of a European Court of Justice ruling ordering it to pay back taxes, the company said Friday in its first public country-by-country report.

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CONTRACTS

Holiday Park Biz Settles Claim Over £5M Sale Of Caravan Site

By Eddie Beaver

A holiday park operator has settled its claim that it was entitled to buy a rival's Welsh caravan park for £4.8 million ($6.6 million), despite an alleged third-party offer worth millions of pounds more.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Cycling Kit Seller Fights Claim Over 'Ordinary English Word'

By Robbie Kalus

A Scottish cycling clothing and accessories company has hit back at a distributor's trademark infringement claim for the word "Roam," telling a London court that the term is a common English word that cannot be protected. 

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Virgin Can't Block Bias Claim Tied To Worker's Disabled Son

By Adele Redmond

Virgin Atlantic must face a former employee's claim that the airline discriminated against her because she is the primary carer for her disabled son.

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Google Ends Ex-Employee's Bid To Invalidate Her Resignation

By Adele Redmond

Google UK Ltd. has ended a former employee's bid to void her resignation from the tech giant after a London tribunal ruled her claim was "ingenious but fanciful."

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