26 h. ago Manchester City fans take legal action against club over season

Club have increased mandatory attendance requirementTrade Union Blues warn fans ‘face exclusion’ as a resultManchester City supporters have taken legal action against the club over what they describe as a discriminatory new season-ticket policy. The protest relates to a system that requires fans to attend at least 10 league matches if they are to retain their ticket for the following season.A group of fans known as the Trade Union Blues, whose members are union members, have engaged the law firm Leigh Day to ask the club to review the policy, arguing that the requirement “potentially gives rise to claims under the Equality Act of 2010”. Continue reading...

Sport

29 h. ago Gisèle Pelicot settles claim for invasion of privacy against French magazine

Paris Match agrees to pay €40,000 to two charities after publishing photos of Pelicot and companionGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has settled an invasion of privacy case with the French magazine Paris Match.Pelicot, who became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men last year, took legal action against Paris Match in April. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Getty Images’ legal action against AI firm is ‘day of reckoning’

‘Getty Images’ position is that the two industries can exist in synergistic harmony’

Economics

3 d. ago The Prosecutor review – Donnie Yen leads mashup of legal drama and action flick

Suited and booted, Yen turns to role as public prosector cum ass-kicking vigilante as a late-stage career recalibrationDeveloped by China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate and directed by butt-kicking luminary Donnie Yen, The Prosecutor is a bizarre mashup of courtroom procedural and action flick; it is just as keen on lionising due process and the “shining light” of Chinese justice as it is on reducing civic infrastructure to smithereens in several standout bouts. But Yen, who looks undeniably good in a suit, is more convincing on his habitual fisticuff grounds than the jurisprudential ones.Yen plays Fok, a one-time hotshot cop who – leaving the force after some over-zealous policing – decides to man the “final gate” of justice and become a public prosecutor. Like a low-carb Perry Mason with years of Brazilian jiu-jitsu behind him, trouble keeps knocking on his door. Suspecting that a young drug smuggler (Mason Yung) whose case he is assigned has pled guilty to get his higher-ups of...

Events

4 d. ago Victory for Darlington nurses as they win landmark battle for a female

The Darlington nurses launched a legal action saying transgender policies put them at risk, deprived them of dignity and breached their human rights.

Events

5 d. ago High court tells UK lawyers to stop misuse of AI after fake case

Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal workThe high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fake case-law citations were put before the courts that were either completely fictitious or contained made-up passages.Lawyers are increasingly using AI systems to help them build legal arguments, but two cases this year were blighted by made-up case-law citations that were either definitely or suspected to have been generated by AI. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Liberty loses bid to bring legal action against equalities body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender earlier this year.

Politics

6 d. ago Regulators tackle influencers promoting ‘rouge’ financial products as legal action begins

Three arrests have already been made in the UK

Politics

6 d. ago Regulators tackle influencers promoting ‘rogue’ financial products as legal action begins

Three arrests have already been made in the UK

Politics

7 d. ago Jade Goody's tragic final message to sons as devastating family feud spirals on her birthday

Over a decade and a half later, Jade Goody's sons sadly appear to have distanced from one another after their dad Jeff took legal action earlier this year against her mum Jackiey

Events

7 d. ago Couple take legal action after daughter dies hours after birth

Liliwen Iris Thomas died in October 2022 just 20 hours after she was born at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff

Events

8 d. ago Teaching union to hold contested leadership election after facing legal action

Neil Butler, the NASUWT's national officer for Wales, is running against Matt Wrack, the former leader of the Fire Brigades Union, for the position

Politics

8 d. ago Freddy Brazier 'missing from brother Bobby's birthday party' amid family drama

Freddy Brazier's dad, Jeff, has reportedly taken legal action against the 20-year-old's nan, Jackiey Budden - who is Jade Goody's mum - in a bid to 'keep him safe'

Events

9 d. ago Freddy Brazier defies dad Jeff Brazier by posting new TikTok with nan Jackiey after family legal action and 'weed smoking' row

Freddy Brazier defied his dad Jeff Brazier by sharing a newTikTok on Tuesday which included a picture of his nan Jackiey Budden amid the family's legal war. 

Politics

9 d. ago Government threatens legal action over Abramovich’s frozen Chelsea billions

The £2.5 billion proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC has been frozen in a UK bank account since 2022.

Politics

9 d. ago Jeff Brazier can't stop me seeing my grandson Freddie, insists defiant Jackiey Budden after legal bid to stop contact over 'concerns for his welfare'

TV presenter Jeff launched legal action to keep Freddie, 20, and his gran, Jackiey Budden , apart amid their years-long feud.

Events

1 week ago Families of Chinook wreck victims to launch legal action against MOD

RAF Chinook ZD576 crashed on the Mull of Kintyre on June 2 1994 - killing all passengers and crew members onboard.

Events

1 week ago Families of Chinook crash victims to launch legal action against MoD

They have also called for the release of documents sealed for 100 years.

Events

1 week ago Comic Reginald D Hunter is being privately prosecuted over 'anti

The 56-year-old US stand-up is facing legal action launched by the charity Campaign Against Antisemitism, a court heard today.

Politics

1 week ago Liberty in legal action against equalities watchdog over gender consultation

The human rights group said six weeks is not enough time to properly consult those affected, arguing it should be extended to at least 12 weeks.

Politics