April 2012

• Is compulsory retirement at 65 lawful? The jury is still out
  Solicitor retirement case sent back to Employment Tribunal for further consideration of whether retirement age of 65 was justified 26 April 2012
• Cycle injury lawyers settle claims for injured cyclists
  Lack of consideration by car drivers leads to collisions with cyclists 26 April 2012
• MHRA issue St Jude Medical device alert
  Worries over medical leads using silicone insulation 26 April 2012
• Historic judgment as asbestos victim wins damages from employer’s parent company
  An asbestosis sufferer has won an historic case against one of the World’s former largest asbestos manufacturers, Cape PLC which sets a new legal precedent for holding parent companies accountable. 25 April 2012
• Compensation for woman who lost baby after intrauterine device fitted by GP
  Maria Panteli has secured compensation for a woman who did not realise she was pregnant 25 April 2012
• Lawyer for abuse victim speaks out against 'toothless' CQC
  The lawyer representing an 80-year-old woman who appeared in last night’s Panorama programme after she was secretly filmed by her daughter criticises the Care Quality Commission for failing to take sufficient action after the shocking footage came to light. 24 April 2012
• When regulators fail
  Catastrophic events can follow the failure of regulating bodies to respond to complaints 23 April 2012
• Leigh Day bring HMRC to Court over Goldman Sachs 'sweetheart' deal
  The High Court has confirmed a hearing should take place into the claim being brought by Leigh Day & Co on behalf of the activist group UK Uncut Legal Action against a decision taken by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs’ to allegedly let Goldman Sach off £10m worth of tax. 19 April 2012
• Consumer group highlights high level of kitchen appliance fires
  Which? raises awareness on Beko white goods 19 April 2012
• Russell Levy settles claim for brain-damaged six-year old
  Ruby was catastrophically brain-injured when she was born 19 April 2012
• SA miners suffering lung disease bring their demands to Anglo American’s London AGM
  Anglo American plc holds its AGM in London while miners continue to suffer 19 April 2012
• New EHRC guidance on choosing a solicitor and equal pay
  Useful guidance from the EHRC for people considering employment claim 18 April 2012
• J P Morgan pays out on claim by mesothelioma sufferer
  Maintenance worker’s family receives compensation after he was exposed to asbestos 18 April 2012
• Leigh Day welcome release of Mau Mau documents
  Leigh Day & Co, who represent four elderly Kenyans who were victims of torture at the hands of British officials during the Kenya Emergency in the 1950s and 1960s, have welcomed the announcement by the Foreign Office that the first batch of thousands of ‘lost’ colonial era files have been made public. 18 April 2012
• Legal papers served on former Foreign Secretary
  Lawyers for the Libyan Military Commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj have confirmed that legal papers have been served on the former Labour Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. 18 April 2012
• Holding out for a hearing: solicitor replaced with a solicitor 20 years younger
  Solicitor Mr Methuen was dismissed from his post and replaced with a younger lawyer 17 April 2012
• Olive Lewin secures compensation following spinal injury that eventually led to client’s death
  Family of dead man receive damages after negligence by medical staff 16 April 2012
• Company contracted to remove foreign nationals concerned about the actions and attitudes of its own staff
  Senior manager at Reliance highlights problems with guards used carry out deportations 16 April 2012
• Leigh Day & Co bring legal action in fight over state-funded religious schools
  Leigh Day & Co is representing The British Humanist Association and the Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign in a legal action against Richmond Council over the Council's proposal to open two Catholic, voluntary aided schools 12 April 2012
• Belhadj lawyers announce fresh legal action in rendition case
  Leigh Day & Co, lawyers for Abdel Hakim Belhadj, have announced that they are taking legal action against the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory. 9 April 2012
• Employment law reforms update
  New employment changes have come into force from April 2012 9 April 2012
• Secrecy no route to open justice
  Leading Human Rights lawyers from Leigh Day & Co add their voices to concerns raised regarding the government’s plans for secret trials. 4 April 2012
• Court of Appeal victory in 'Open Justice' case
  In a ground-breaking judgment, the Court of Appeal has directed that journalists should be allowed access to documents referred to, but not read out, in Court proceedings. 3 April 2012
• Surgeons warned to avoid certain combinations of metal-on-metal total hip replacements
  MHRA) issued advice to surgeons, to stop using the MITCH TRH hip system. 3 April 2012
• Employers must inform employees about right to request not to be retired
  The Court of Appeal has given judgment in a case supporting the right of employees to be informed of their right to request not to be retired. 2 April 2012
• Leigh Day promotes new partners as firm grows in all practice areas
  Personal injury and international claims teams expand with partner promotions 1 April 2012