Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) faces a group legal action in the London Commercial Court after 262 former pilots alleged they were denied statutory employment benefits while working for the Irish low-cost carrier as contractors. CL-2026-000429), was filed on July 30, 2026, by former pilot Richard Phillips and 261 other claimants. The lawsuit also names recruitment agencies Storm Global and Brookfield Aviation International, together with Dublin-based tax consultancy Scanlon Associates, which supplied contract pilots to Ryanair. Phillips' law firm, The Claims Compensation Group, stated: "We can confirm that proceedings have been issued. Ryanair had not replied to a request for comment by the time of publication.