Topshop to pay Rihanna’s legal costs

Topshop has been ordered to pay pop star Rihanna’s legal costs following their multi-million pound battle over a T-shirt.

The high-street store lost the dispute when both the High Court and Court of Appeal ruled Topshop had used her image unlawfully on a T-shirt sold to thousands of fans.

Topshop and its parent company Arcadia disputed having to pay Rihanna’s legal bill, which has been unofficially estimated at about £1m. They argued there was “no proper basis” for forcing them to pay.

But appeal judges Lord Justice Richards, Lord Justice Kitchin and Lord Justice Underhill ruled the costs order was “reasonable”.

Her legal team successfully argued her fans would have falsely thought she had endorsed the garment.