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Hot on the heels of a four-brand deal with Kuwait, John Kersh, chief international development officer at Xponential Fitness, has brokered a master franchise agreement ... More

In the latest legal battle between Australian franchise chain Body Fit Training (BFT) and US-based F45 Training, a federal district court in Delaware, US, has ... More

Body Fit Training (BFT), the Australian fitness franchise, has successfully defended a court action brought by F45 in the Australian Federal Court. The lawsuit between ... More

A parliamentary report is calling for a £3bn intervention fund to build back better health as we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, ... More

In a surprise move, Peloton – which finished its last financial quarter with US$2bn cash in the bank – has announced it's purchasing commercial fitness ... More

Two functional fitness franchises are continuing their legal battle over a dispute relating to patents. In August, Body Fit Training (BFT) filed a lawsuit in ... More

Indoor cycling brand Flywheel is to discontinue its Flywheel At Home subscription service after settling a legal case with rival Peloton. A 2018 lawsuit by ... More

US fitness brand Peloton has pulled a wide range of its popular workouts after a lawsuit was filed alleging that many of its classes feature ... More

Functional training equipment developer Fitness Anywhere LLC, known as TRX, has been awarded more than US$6.8million (£5.5m, €6.4m) in damages from online company WOSS Enterprises ... More

Facebook has been ordered to pay compensation costs of US$500m (€462.7m, £394m) after a US court ruled that the company’s Oculus Rift virtual reality headset ... More

Yorkshire spa resort Titanic Spa has been successful in a legal challenge against Titanic Hotel Liverpool over the use of its name. During a three-day ... More

Following Wang Jianlin’s warning to Disney against development in China, tensions have further escalated after Disney said it was prepared to take action to protect ... More

The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that Warner Bros illegally pirated music at its theme park near Madrid, failing to compensate artists and producers for ... More

Disney is the recipient of a second IP infringement suit as a result of the technology used in its very successful MyMagic+ magic band system, ... More

Two Chinese companies have been found to have violated patent infringement and deceptive trade laws by a US court. Ride manufacturer Zamperla brought two separate ... More

Image: Crowne Plaza – one of IHG's hotel brands Hotel deals between InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and online travel firms Expedia and booking.com broke competition ... More

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today issued a Statement of Objections against 112 construction firms in England, accusing them of price-fixing. Many of ... More

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced that smoking in all enclosed public places and workplaces will be banned from 1 July 2007. Pubs, bars, restaurants ... More

A new European bingo association has been launched in the European Parliament to represent the interests of bingo operators at EU level. EUBingo, the Federation ... More