London court orders UK firm to pay $1 million to Beirut blast victims

A London court has ordered a British-registered company to pay more than 800,000 GBP ($1 million) in damages to victims of the 2020 blast at Beirut’s port, a lawyer’s group in Lebanon said on Monday, in the first such verdict over the explosion.

On Jan. 31, the High Court in London found Savaro Ltd liable for death, personal injury and property damage in a case brought by the Beirut Bar Association on behalf of blast victims.
On Monday, the court ordered Savaro to pay 100,000 GBP plus interest each to three relatives of deceased victims, and slightly over 500,000 GBP to a wounded woman, according to a statement by the Association.