September 2008

• Ministry of Defence accepts that soldier's family is entitled to pension
  The MoD has been forced to recognise the legitimacy of a widow’s claims to compensation following her husband’s death during military service in 2005 25 September 2008
• State funded schools that discriminate
  Leigh Day & Co has been instructed by the British Humanist Association (BHA) to intervene in a controversial case concerning the admissions policy of JFS, a Jewish school in North London 25 September 2008
• The Government’s academy projects in jeopardy?
  Leigh Day & Co has been instructed to challenge the decisions taken by the Secretary of State and Camden Council to set up an academy in the borough 24 September 2008
• Injury award after birth at Northwick Park Hospital
  Olive Lewin has successfully acted on behalf of a client in a claim against North West London Hospitals NHS Trust. 24 September 2008
• Knee implant recall
  The Stryker orthopaedics Kinemax plus revision TS tibial insert has been recalled by the MHRA. 19 September 2008
• MoD admits unlawful assaults on Iraqi civilians at Camp Breadbasket
  The Ministry of Defence has admitted that unlawful assaults were carried out against Iraqi citizens by members of the British army 16 September 2008
• British Cycling member settles cycling claim
  British Cycling member Jonathan Harris has received damages after a car caused a crash 15 September 2008
• High Court refuses Iraqi interpreters’ legal challenge
  The High Court on Wednesday has refused to hear a judicial review brought by three former Iraqi employees of the British Forces in Iraq. 15 September 2008
• Scott Rose receives damages award
  Scott Rose, has successfully concluded his damages claim arising from a road traffic accident 10 September 2008
• London cyclist concludes compensation claim
  Graeme Dunbar has successfully concluded his compensation claim after being knocked from his bicycle 10 September 2008
• Former UK Employees in Iraq take Government to Court for refusing to assist them
  On Wednesday 10 September, three former employees of the British in Iraq will argue in the High Court that they were unlawfully excluded from the Scheme set by the Government in recognition of their duty of care to employees 9 September 2008
• Triathlete receives compensation after being knocked unconscious
  British Triathlon member Nigel Downing has been compensated after being knocked unconscious in a road traffic collision 3 September 2008
• 1950s exposure to asbestos results in compensation success
  Leigh Day & Co win compensation for former labourer who was exposed to asbestos in the 1950s at Cape Asbestos in Barking. 3 September 2008
• Binyam Mohamed wins his case for disclosure of torture evidence
  The High Court finds that UK Government is under a duty to disclose evidence of UK resident's detention, rendition and torture by the United States. 1 September 2008