Lawyers for rugby's governing bodies are pushing for the dismissal of hundreds of brain injury lawsuits, citing a failure to provide crucial medical documents. At a High Court hearing, Michael Kent KC, representing World Rugby, Welsh Rugby, and the Rugby Football Union, argued that throwing out 132 claims against league bodies and 378 against union bodies was a "measure of last resort" due to non-compliance.

Similarly, William Audland KC, for the rugby league, described the non-compliance as "systemic and without good reason." However, Susan Rodway KC, representing the players, countered that the breaches were minor given the "complex and documentarily voluminous litigation," and that dismissal would be an "extreme response." She emphasized the "significant public interest and societal importance" of the litigation for contact sports.

The case has seen legal disputes over medical information since 2020. In a recent development, solicitor Richard Boardman, who represented the claimants, intends to cease acting for the former players. Judge Senior Master Jeremy David Cook expressed frustration with the litigation's pace, describing the litigants as "passengers."