Leigh Day News Items http://www.leighday.co.uk/front-page One of the UK’s leading clinical negligence, personal injury, human rights and employment discrimination law firms. Leigh Day & Co's ethos is to ensure that the ordinary person has just as good quality legal advice as our state bodies, insurers and multi-nationals. en-us 2009/07/04 09:52:21.722 GMT+1 2009/07/04 09:52:21.722 GMT+1 http://www.leighday.co.uk/front-page Leigh Day News Items postbox@leighday.co.uk postbox@leighday.co.uk Legal challenges to ContactPoint http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/legal-challenges-to-contactpoint Leigh Day is investigating possible legal challenges to the principle of an universal register of children's details Protection of personal medical records needs improvement http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/protection-of-personal-medical-records-needs The Information Commission has written to the DoH about its poor record management policies UK signs important international disability treaty http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/uk-signs-important-international-disability-treaty The UK government has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities New licence to practise for doctors http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/new-licence-to-practice-for-doctors Mala Sidebottom, a qualified doctor and solicitor at Leigh Day, examines the new GMC licence to practise. Richard Meeran gives evidence to JCHR http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/richard-meeran-gives-evidence-to-jchr Leigh Day partner Richard Meeran gave evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on 9th June 2009 A jump too far? http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/a-jump-too-far Leigh Day personal injury lawyers Zahra Nanji and Laura Bumpus are skydiving to raise money for road safety charity BRAKE. Substantial compensation for perforated bladder http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/substantial-compensation-for-perforated-bladder Our client has received damages after suffering an undiagnosed perforated bladder Southampton fluoridation challenge launched http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/southampton-fluoridation-challenge-launched A Southampton resident has challenged the decision to fluoridate her local water supply Leigh Day client announces skydive http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/former-leigh-day-client-announces-skydive One of Anne Winyard's clients will be doing a skydive for charity on 11 July 2009 Settlement for adult abused when younger http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/settlement-for-adult-abused-when-younger Leigh Day & Co has won damages for a client abused and neglected whilst in care Mau Mau claims issued on 23rd June 2009 http://www.leighday.co.uk/news/news-archive/mau-mau-claims-to-be-issued-on-23rd-june-2009 On 23rd June 2009, Leigh Day issued a claim for compensation for torture against the British Government on behalf of five Kenyan clients.