November 2007

Tragic death of London cyclist

Emma died whilst cycling to her husband's offices in Clerkenwell, London. She was hit by a lorry turning left whose driver failed to check his mirror before making the manoeuvre.

Leigh Day & Co client recovers asbestos damages after five year battle

A long struggle for compensation has finally been won for a client of Leigh Day whose husband died after developing mesothelioma. Daniel Easton acted for the widow of a painter and lagger who has received £25,000.

Seriously injured cyclist receives compensation

Christopher Davies received serious orthopaedic injuries following a road traffic accident. His claim for compensation has been settled by the cycling and sports injuries team at law firm Leigh Day & Co.

Dye plant worker entitled to compensation

John Cookson was exposed to carcinogenic substances at his work in a dye plant

Unique payout after diesel spill death

An important recent case has seen the family of a motorcyclist receive compensation after his death which happened when he lost control of his motorbike after skidding on a diesel spill.

The new Highway Code - what does it mean for cyclists and vulnerable road users?

The new Highway Code was published in September 2007. It is 50% bigger than its predecessor with 29 additional rules.

Smith & Nephew recalls knee implants

Smith & Nephew has announced the precautionary recall of knee implants from the TC-PLUS*, VKS* and RT-PLUS* knee ranges which have been found to have a higher than specified iron content