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Leigh Day is a law firm practically unique in giving legal advice solely to individuals. The firm’s experience includes fighting for human rights in this country and overseas, claims for compensation for illness and injury as well as employment rights for individuals who may have been discriminated against or not paid what they earned.

Within these teams are experts on a wide range of specific issues and whilst our news section can keep you up to date with our cases and our comments on the news, this blog is intended for longer posts, written by our experts, so that they can give their views on current topics, or those issues which they are dealing with for clients. We hope you find them interesting and that if you do you’ll share them on social media or simply with those you feel may be affected by the issues raised.

Considering surrogacy in clinical negligence cases
January 18^th · 3:23 PM
The issue of surrogacy when determining compensation in clinical negligence cases is an issue which has recently come before the courts in the case of XX v Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, resulting in a landmark ruling for the Claimant, awarding her compensation to cover the cost of surrogacy. Medical negligence solicitor Charlotte Cooper discusses the case.
The long road home - addressing the needs of a non-native speaker
January 16^th · 11:09 AM
Human rights solicitor Anna Moore and team co-ordinator Alba Salinas-Gonzalez discuss one of their recent case where the importance of communication was paramount
Further evidence of British men abusing children overseas
January 16^th · 10:53 AM
Abuse lawyer Rebekah Read discusses a recent radio documentary about overseas abuse by British men

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Considering surrogacy in clinical negligence cases

The long road home - addressing the needs of a non-native speaker

Further evidence of British men abusing children overseas