Rugby brain injury group action rescued from collapse

A landmark group legal action brought by former professional rugby players over brain injuries they say were caused by the sport has been saved from collapse, after a High Court judge agreed to reinstate hundreds of claims that had been struck out for repeated failures to hand over medical evidence.

Senior Master Cook ruled that claimants could be granted relief from sanction despite finding serious and widespread breaches of court disclosure orders, in a judgment that heavily criticised the claimants' f... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...