April 2011

Leigh Day & Co elects its first Managing Partner

Frances Swaine becomes first managing partner of Leigh Day

New brain injured baby settlements result in compensation

Head of clinical negligence, Russell Levy, secures compensation for two families

Mau Mau claims case covered by Times

UK newspaper looks at Kenyan claims case

Miriam O'Reilly reaches agreement with BBC

Miriam O'Reilly looking forward to working for the BBC again

Court approves release of documents in Mau Mau trial

First official documents released relating to Mau Mau treatment

Car factory employee receives asbestos compensation

Birmingham car factory employee developed mesothelioma

Leigh Day secures landmark victory against asbestos manufacturer

Unique success for Leigh Day against asbestos parent company

Letter published in British Medical Journal on misleading clinical negligence figures

Russell Levy has written to the BMJ in response to figures quoted in media relating to clinical negligence costs

UK stillbirth rate one of highest in Europe

Lancet reports show lack of improvement in UK stillbirth rates compared to other countries

Employment and surrogacy guidance for Working Families

Alison Millar writes factsheet on empolyment rights and surrogacy

Accident at work settlement for Polish carpenter

Defective circular saw injury left carpenter seriously injured and unable to continue with his work in the UK

Battle to save libraries in Suffolk

Leigh Day is instruted by a library user in Sudbury, Suffolk

Soldiers injured in Iraq friendly fire challenge combat immunity in court

Widow will argue that combat immunity does not apply to their claims against the MoD

Legal challenge to Oxfordshire County Council’s Children, Education and Families consultation

Budget cuts agreed before end of consultation period

Access to justice charity challenges MoJ costs and funding reforms

Public Law Project instructs Leigh Day