By Lucia Osborne-Crowley
A group of U.K. businesses said Wednesday that they are suing Google for more than £5 billion ($6.6 billion), alleging that the technology giant has abused its monopoly in the search engine market by overcharging them for placement in its search results.
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By Joanne Faulkner
The Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that litigation-funders backing a £853 million collective action against Apple over iPhone batteries could be paid in advance of class members, concluding there was "nothing wrong" with a financing agreement that states this.
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By Lucia Osborne-Crowley
A group of 100 travelers is suing the tour operator Jet2Holidays, alleging they suffered gastrointestinal illnesses due to poor hygiene at a resort in Turkey and saying the holiday provider should have told them about a known outbreak at the hotel.
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CONTRACTS
By William Janes
A Russian state-owned aircraft leasing company has fired back at a $155 million counterclaim in a dispute with Qatar Airways Group over aircraft that were grounded after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, denying that it caused the airline losses.
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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS
By William Janes
A former Credit Suisse consultant won a second shot on Wednesday to bring whistleblowing and racial discrimination claims after a London appeals tribunal gave her permission to challenge a ruling that she was not a worker at the bank.
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By Jamie Lennox
A law firm made a potentially "intimidating" threat to file a Solicitors Regulation Authority report against a potential witness in a former employee's race discrimination claim, a tribunal has said.
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INSOLVENCY
By Hanna Vioque
An employment tribunal has ruled that two companies must pay £8,370 ($11,100) to cover a former staffer's costs on top of her unfair dismissal award, ruling that they should not have tried to get struck off the U.K. company register to kill her case.
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