April 2009

• First corporate killing prosecution
  A company has been charged under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 30 April 2009
• Equality Bill published
  Muted welcome to the new Equality Bill 30 April 2009
• One day old baby died as a result of negligence
  Compensation awarded to parents of baby who died at Chelsea and Westminster hospital 27 April 2009
• Damages for compartment syndrome man
  Substantial settlement for man following knee surgery 23 April 2009
• Child with severe cerebral palsy is awarded substantial damages.
  £2.35m and annual payment of £247,500 for child whose birth was mismanaged 23 April 2009
• Scaffold injury results in payout
  A Polish tiler has received substantial compensation after falling from scaffolding 23 April 2009
• Pathological gambling in Parkinson’s disease patients
  Some people suffering from Parkinson's disease have developed gambling habits 23 April 2009
• Court of Appeal overturns decision to award damages to abused couple
  The CA has ruled that Hounslow BC did not owe a duty of care to a learning disabled couple 22 April 2009
• Binyam Mohamed seeks redress from UK Government for torture complicity
  Binyam Mohamed, who was held in Guantanamo Bay, is claiming compensation from the UK Government 22 April 2009
• Elderly couple forcibly separated
  An elderly couple were forcibly separated and unlawfully imprisoned in a nursing home 21 April 2009
• Hearing in torture secrecy case
  Leigh Day returns to High Court on 22 April 2009 in Binyam Mohamed case 20 April 2009
• Government report highlights failings of child care system
  Many vulnerable children in the care system experience unacceptable standards of care 20 April 2009
• Australian recovers damages for asbestos exposure
  A former shipping worker has been awarded damages of more than £100,000 18 April 2009
• Australian asbestosis sufferer wins substantial damages following exposure at a UK shipyard
  A shipyard worker has received compensation after contracting asbestosis 15 April 2009
• Report shows pay gap persists in the City
  Report published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals high pay gap in financial sector 9 April 2009
• Possible link between birth defects and drugs used on girls in care
  Concerns have emerged that women formerly in care may be more likely to give birth to children with birth defects 9 April 2009
• Welcome reduction in cost of prisoner telephone calls
  BT will reduce the cost of telephone call in prisons following an OFCOM investigation 8 April 2009
• Rugby club party accident resulted in brain injury
  A child injured at a rugby club party has received substantial compensation 8 April 2009
• Healthcare Commission report shows children are being failed by the NHS
  Children are being failed by the NHS 7 April 2009
• Extension of the right to request flexible working
  The right to request flexible working for children up to age 17 has been extended 6 April 2009
• Pedestrian injured on crossing receives compensation
  Ms Matthew was hit by a car reversing onto a pedestrian crossing 6 April 2009
• Super Puma Helicopter in fatal crash in North Sea
  16 people are feared to have died in a helicopter crash in the North Sea 2 April 2009
• Derek Patterson receives damages after hit and run incident
  British Cycling member Derek Patterson has received compensation after a hit and run incident 1 April 2009
• Cyclist hit from behind receives compensation
  Cyclist hit on roundabout receives damages 1 April 2009
• Camilla Palmer, Joanna Wade and Melanie Thomas of Palmer Wade join Leigh Day & Co
  Niche employment discrimination lawyers join Leigh Day & Co 1 April 2009
• Four new partners at Leigh Day & Co
  Leigh Day & Co welcomes four new partners to the firm 1 April 2009