November 2008

• Importance of Mencap's 'Death by Indifference' campaign highlighted by inquest verdict
  Mencap's 'Death by Indifference' campaign is pushing for equal healthcare rights for learning disabled people 30 November 2008
• ‘Appalling failures in the health care of children in detention centres’
  The Lancet has denounced the standard of health care provided for children held in detention centres. 25 November 2008
• Mesothelioma trigger litigation – Victory for asbestos victims
  Specialist asbestos lawyers Leigh Day & Co welcomed today's judgment from the High Court 21 November 2008
• Baha Mousa Inquiry provisional list of issues published
  Leigh Day & Co represent the family of Baha Mousa who died in Iraq after being detained by the British army 20 November 2008
• PoVA case moves to House of Lords
  Leigh Day & Co and the Royal College of Nursing are representing their nurses and other carers in the House of Lords 19 November 2008
• Value of obstetric claims against NHS rise
  The National Health Service Litigation Authority paid out £288m in maternity-related claims in 2007-2008 19 November 2008
• British Army accused of recent abuses in Iraq
  Leigh Day & Co has served a letter of claim on the MoD on behalf of five Iraqis 18 November 2008
• Factory injury results in six-figure payout
  A Polish client has received compensation after being injured in a work-place accident 13 November 2008
• Polish motorcyclist receives compensation
  Polish citizen receives compensation after being injued in a motorcycle collision 13 November 2008
• Sześciocyfrowe odszkodowanie za wypadek przy pracy
  Odszkodowanie za poważny wypadek w fabryce 12 November 2008
• Odszkodowanie dla motocyklisty, ofiary wypadku
  Polak otrzymał odszkodowanie za wypdek na motorze 12 November 2008
• Blast in warehouse kills one and injures six
  Explosion in Hertfordshire leaves one dead and six injured 6 November 2008
• Chambers UK 2009
  Leigh Day & Co is ranked in the top band in 5 areas of work, 13 partners are identified as leaders in their field. 6 November 2008
• Permission granted: the first step towards a fresh inquest is achieved
  Administrative Court grant Erica Duggan permission to pursue judicial review 5 November 2008
• Historic Presidential election results in US
  Barack Obama wins the US Presidential election 5 November 2008
• 'Serious systemic failure' at Northwick Park Hospital
  Leigh Day & Co has represented the family of Velina Spence at the inquest into her death 5 November 2008
• Successful challenge of prison’s refusal to provide gender dysphoria treatment
  Leigh Day & Co has successfully concluded a judicial review challenge on behalf of our client, an inmate at HMP Dovegate 5 November 2008
• First steps towards a fresh inquest?
  Erica Duggan is seeking a fresh inquest into her son's death. 3 November 2008