October 2011

• Leigh Day recovers damages for electrician's widow
  Electrician died from mesothelioma after working with asbestos 31 October 2011
• Chambers guide to the legal profession 2012 praises Leigh Day lawyers
  Leigh Day lawyers areas ranked as leaders in their fields of expertise once more 31 October 2011
• Leigh Day & Co Represent UK Uncut in HMRC Legal Challenge
  Leigh Day & Co has written to HMRC on behalf of UK Uncut Legal Action, threatening a legal challenge over the Revenue’s alleged ‘sweetheart’ tax deal with Goldman Sachs. 28 October 2011
• Woman Died After Doctors Failed to Spot an Abscess in Time
  A hospital has admitted liability for the death of a 69 year old woman from an abscess which was not treated until it was too late. 27 October 2011
• Leigh Day Represent Victim of Gaddafi Regime
  Leigh Day & Co are representing Sami al-Saadi and his family who have launched legal proceedings against the British government and its intelligence agencies claiming they were complicit in the kidnap and detention in a Libyan prison of the entire family. 25 October 2011
• Statement relating to Appeal by MoD against Jacqueline Cartner MBE
  Jacqueline Cartner was passed over for promotion by the Royal Navy 24 October 2011
• Group of claims on behalf of cyclists successfully settled
  Leigh Day cycling team secures compensation for cyclists injured in collisions 21 October 2011
• ‘Shocking’ lack of female board directors in UK
  Only 9% of women are board members in Britain’s top 350 companies 18 October 2011
• PC in Court over traffic collision with singer/songwriter
  British Transport police officer charged with dangerous driving 17 October 2011
• Campaigners win Cornish incinerator battle
  Richard Stein helps local campaigners overturn incinerator project plan 13 October 2011
• Insurance industry suffers setback in bid to deny compensation to asbestos disease sufferers
  Supreme Court turns down attempt by insurance industry to avoid asbestos payouts 13 October 2011
• Care Quality Commission says too many hospitals in England failing their elderly patients
  A series of unannounced inspections by the CQC reveals a disturbing picture for vulnerable elderly patients 13 October 2011
• Stafford Hospital under the spotlight again
  Accident & Emergency Department at Stafford Hospital at centre of warning 12 October 2011
• Continuing concerns over treatment and care of elderly patients
  Guardian reports on widespread lack of dignified care for many elderly patients 10 October 2011
• Third degree tear settlement of £90,000
  Maria Panteli successfully secures compensation for young mother 10 October 2011
• Leigh Day welcomes Government proposal for new offence of ‘causing serious injury by dangerous driving’
  Leigh Day lawyers regularly deal with the catastrophic consequences of dangerous driving 7 October 2011
• Gaddafi opponent sues British Government over his rendition to torture
  An opponent of Colonel Gaddafi’s regime who was ‘rendered’ along with his wife and four young children to Libya by British security services in 2004 has begun legal action against the UK Government over its role in his ordeal. 7 October 2011
• Diplomat loses appeal after being denied foreign post due to her deafness
  Diplomat Jane Cordell has lost her appeal 5 October 2011
• Employment barrister Elizabeth George questions the logic behind the proposed changes to Unfair Dismissal rights announced by George Osborne
  Letter in today's Guardian from Leigh Day lawyer 5 October 2011
• Parents of young drivers want restrictions on kids’ licence to curb deadly risk taking
  Preventable road crashes are the biggest killer of young people 5 October 2011
• Recent E.coli outbreak could have been caused by vegetable soil
  Health Protection Agency confirms 250 cases of E.coli 4 October 2011
• Maria Panteli successfully settles claim into the avoidable death of baby at North Middlesex Hospital
  Maria Panteli has represented the parents of a baby at the inquest into his death and has settled their claim for compensation 3 October 2011