February 2011

• Change in leaflet information for expectant parents at Northwick Park
  21 February 2012
• Asbestos worker hospice care cost appeal dropped
  Company will have to contribute to hospice expenses for mesothelioma victim 23 February 2011
• Leigh Day submits response to Ministry of Justice’s proposed reforms
  Leading personal injury and human rights firm responds to MoJ proposals 23 February 2011
• UK asked to comply with EU law on asbestos exposure
  EC demands better worker protection from asbestos exposure in UK 22 February 2011
• Health Service Ombudsman severely critical of elderly care
  Mid staff solicitors welcome latest findings about care of elderly patients by NHS 15 February 2011
• Human rights and environmental organisations concerned about impact of Jackson reforms
  International human rights and environmental organisations urge clarification on Jackson 14 February 2011
• First corporate killing conviction in landmark trial
  Company found guilty of corporate manslaughter 11 February 2011
• Fluoridation judicial review decision published
  Southampton resident has challenged the decision to fluoridate her water supply 11 February 2011
• Too old for TV?
  Miriam O’Reilly investigates ageism in the media and society 11 February 2011
• Leigh Day succeeds in asbestos case taken over from two firms of solicitors
  Daniel Easton obtains £100, 000 for mesothelioma widow 10 February 2011
• Fears over safety of dental creams
  There are growing concerns about possible neurological side effects of some denture adhesives 10 February 2011
• Inquest held after elderly woman died after insulin overdose and neglect
  Betty Vaughan died at Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham in January 2009 9 February 2011
• Action to save local public libraries from closure underway
  Local campaigners are contemplating legal action to save libraries 7 February 2011
• Leigh Day client attacks Government proposals to remove legal aid for clinical negligence cases
  Jonathan Sinclair-Wilson recently wrote to the press and the Justice Minister about funding clinical negligence claims 7 February 2011
• Former Iraqi interpreters continue with their claims against the British Government
  Iraqi interpreter case continues in High Court in London 4 February 2011
• Compensation for another young mother left badly injured after child birth
  Misdiagnosed and delayed repair of severe perineal injury left woman needing corrective surgery 3 February 2011
• Monterrico update
  WikiLeaks allegedly indicate political lobbying to remove priests and teachers in Peru's mine conflicted areas 1 February 2011