January 2012

• Legal papers served on former MI6 director in Libyan rendition case
  Sir Mark Allen faces intended legal proceedings 31 January 2012
• Inaccurate advice from former solicitors left deaf woman seemingly without hope of bringing a disability discrimination claim
  Employment barrister at Leigh Day successfully applies for permission for disability discrimination case to be heard 30 January 2012
• Investigation into metal on metal hip implants welcomed
  Lawyers from Leigh Day & Co have welcomed the announcement that medical regulators are to launch an investigation into the safety of metal hip replacements. 29 January 2012
• Successful ruling in 'Right To Die' case
  Lawyers for a British man in his forties who has locked-in syndrome and wants to end his own life have expressed relief that they can continue to act on his behalf. 27 January 2012
• Leading industrial diseases lawyer joins Leigh Day's personal injury team
  Harminder Bains joins Leigh Day as a partner 26 January 2012
• Lawyers seek clarification in 'Right To Die' case
  Lawyers for a man with locked-in syndrome will go to the High Court to seek clarification as to whether they can continue to act on his behalf 26 January 2012
• GlaxoSmithKline loses appeal in Argentinean Court for malpractice during paediatric vaccine trial
  Fine against British drugs company upheld after drugs trial 26 January 2012
• Compensation for client who suffered stroke after negligent treatment at the Royal London Hospital
  ‘Coiling’ brain treatment went disastrously wrong causing client’s stroke 26 January 2012
• Former apprentice receives compensation of £350,000 after contracting mesothelioma
  Man who worked with boilers and heating systems was regularly exposed to asbestos 25 January 2012
• 7-figure sum awarded to young woman who suffered serious brain injury in Australian road crash
  Sally Moore settles claim for compensation on behalf of woman injured in road traffic collision 25 January 2012
• Luxury hotel fined after three people contracted Campylobacter
  Magistrates fined hotel £36,500 after food poisoning incident 23 January 2012
• Cruise ship company will review safety and emergency responses after the capsizing of Costa Concordia
  Loss of life leads Carnival, parent company of Costa Cruises, to set up review of safety procedures 23 January 2012
• Anonymity orders for two clients awarded compensation for injuries at birth
  Clinical negligence partner Anne Winyard settles two important brain injury cases for her clients, and secures anonymity orders 20 January 2012
• Miriam O’Reilly is set to leave the BBC a year after successfully suing the corporation for age discrimination
  Journalist who was sacked from Countryfile is parting company with the BBC to focus on Women’s Equality Network 19 January 2012
• Lawyers for Gadaffi opponents welcome scrapping of the Gibson Torture Inquiry
  Leigh Day & Co has welcomed the scrapping of the Gibson inquiry into British complicity in torture following the launch of fresh criminal investigations into claims by two opponents of Colonel Gaddafi that they were illegally rendered to Libya. 18 January 2012
• Henry Dyson secures compensation for man left in minimally conscious state
  John Baker was let down by A&E who failed to carry out a CT after he fell down stairs 18 January 2012
• Children’s highchair recalled after IKEA warns of fall hazard
  IKEA issues European recall of Antilop highchair 18 January 2012
• Health workers missed chances to assess mental health of man who killed relative
  Independent investigation shows failings by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 16 January 2012
• Call for Re-Test for Young Drivers who Break the Law During First Driving Year
  Leigh Day & Co Cycling Claim team have called for young drivers to be re-tested if they break the law during their first year on the road. The call follows the case of Lee Cahill whose driving caused the death of prominent cyclist, Rob Jefferies. 16 January 2012
• Russell Levy settles claim on behalf of seriously disabled child
  Brain injured child receives extensive compensation after birth blunders 13 January 2012
• Investigation into rendition welcomed
  Solicitors from Leigh Day & Co have welcomed the announcement of an investigation into allegations of UK involvement in the rendition of eight Libyans. 12 January 2012
• Pressure grows on private clinics to meet cost of faulty breast implant removal
  Women whose PiP breast implants were fitted by private clinics may be forced to pay for removal 9 January 2012
• Lawyers confirm Libyan Rebel Leader is to Pull Out of UK Government ‘Detainee Inquiry’
  Lawyers from Leigh Day & Co confirm that Abdul Hakim Belhadj is withdrawing from the detainee rendition inquiry into claims the UK government was complicit in the mistreatment or rendition of detainees held abroad. 6 January 2012
• Guardian concludes at least 74 people with learning difficulties have died because of poor care
  Joint investigation by Mencap and the Guardian follows up on report Death by Indifference 3 January 2012
• Surgeon who misdiagnosed Ruth Picardie’s breast cancer struck off
  Ruth Picardie died 14 years ago when her cancer was misdiagnosed by a negligent surgeon 2 January 2012