Apple is facing a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) collective action brought on behalf of thousands of developers who claim the technology giant "abused its power" when it changed the rules on how apps seek permission to use users' data.
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Apple Hit With £2B UK Claim Over App Tracking Rules

By Robbie Kalus

Apple is facing a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) collective action brought on behalf of thousands of developers who claim the technology giant "abused its power" when it changed the rules on how apps seek permission to use users' data.

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BAT Faces 3rd Investor Claim After N. Korea Sanctions Breach

By Sophia Dourou

A group of investors has sued British American Tobacco, adding to two separate group claims the cigarette company is facing after it failed to disclose information about its North Korean activities, resulting in it paying hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties.

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Ferrari Beats Ex-Banker's Brake Defect Documents Bid

By Sophia Dourou

A former investment banker imprisoned after the Ferrari he owned and was driving hit and fatally injured a security guard failed on Thursday to force the carmaker to disclose internal documents about an alleged flaw in the braking system.

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CONTRACTS

London Mayor To Disclose Docs In Palantir's £50M Police Row

By Eddie Beaver

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, will have his texts and emails searched as part of a legal claim brought by Palantir over alleged unlawful blocking of a £50 million ($67 million) software contract with the Metropolitan Police Service.

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SECURITIES & BANKING

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Entain Hit With Latest Investor Claim Following Bribery Probe

By Ronan Barnard

Betting giant Entain has been hit with another claim by institutional investors after paying £615 million ($833 million) to settle an investigation into its alleged failure to prevent bribery by its operations in Turkey.

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INSURANCE

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Middle Eastern Aircraft Leasing Co. Settles Russia Plane Fight

By Joel Poultney

A Middle Eastern aircraft leasing company has agreed to settle its dispute with two Lloyd's of London insurance syndicates for payments linked to planes stranded in Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine. 

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Shoe Biz Says Rival Copied Women's Sneaker Designs

By Jamie Lennox

A U.K. shoe retailer has accused a rival of infringing its design rights over two kinds of women's sneakers, telling a London court that its opponent's shoes are so similar that they must be copycats.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Standard Life Manager Fails In Equal Pay Claim

By Joel Poultney

An employment tribunal has unanimously dismissed claims from a Standard Life manager that she was unjustifiably paid less than her male colleagues, finding in a decision published Thursday that pay differentials between the insurer's staff were not influenced by their gender.

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MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

Ex-White House Aide Must Testify On Jan. 6 Attack, BBC Says

By David Minsky

The BBC on Thursday urged a Florida federal court to allow testimony from a former White House aide in President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit alleging defamation from a documentary about the U.S. Capitol attack in 2021, saying she knows whether the president intended to foment violence that day.

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Apple Inc.

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Ferrari SpA

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

Google LLC

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Lloyd's America Inc.

Morningstar, Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Competition and Markets Authority

Crown Prosecution Service

Office of Foreign Assets Control

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

UK High Court