August 2020

• The return of PE in schools in the COVID-19 era
  Solicitor Emma Hall discusses what guidance has been put in place for PE lessons when schools return to full-time teaching. 28 August 2020
• An update on climate change litigation – no signs of cooling
  Katharina Theil considers progress on legal moves around the world to bring companies to account for their contribution to climate change. 28 August 2020
• Redundancy rights for workers losing their jobs as pandemic takes its toll on the economy
  Jasmine Patel discusses the rights of workers facing redundancy as a result of economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 26 August 2020
• Lawyers for UK drivers welcome car manufacture’s plans to settle emissions cases in US
  Mercedes car owners in the UK are one step closer to receiving compensation over alleged cheating devices according to law firm Leigh Day, after the German car manufacture announced plans to settle cases in the US. 20 August 2020
• MHRA Drug Safety Update: severe and fatal burns risk with emollients
  Jill Paterson, partner in the product safety and consumer law team, and Christy Allen, from the personal injury department, discuss emollients and the MHRA’s campaign to raise awareness around the flammability of skin creams.  19 August 2020
• No human is ‘illegal’ - why we have to support those seeking refuge
  “You have to understand, that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land” - Home, Warsan Shire  18 August 2020
• ​Human Rights in Everyday Life
  Most of us are familiar with the term ‘Human Rights’ but might not know with what it really means, and how it affects our everyday lives. 17 August 2020
• Ethical Certifications: can we really trust them?
  Solicitor Sophie Turner from the international department discusses the growing criticism of ethical certifications and asks, can they be trusted? 14 August 2020
• Coronavirus and the impact on neurorehabilitation
  Fiona Huddleston and Lily Hedgman from the clinical negligence department discuss the impact coronavirus has had on neurorehabilitation for people with a brain injury. 11 August 2020
• Access to remedy and COVID-19 in the Business and Human Rights field
  Walker Syachalinga and Oliver Holland assess the risk to access to remedy in the second of their blogs discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the justice system. 7 August 2020
• Leigh Day brings claim for Addison Lee workers’ rights
  Addison Lee drivers could be entitled to an average of £10,000 each in compensation in the claim for worker status. Here, Liana Wood, a solicitor representing the drivers, explains why Leigh Day is bringing legal action. 5 August 2020
• Bangladesh shipbreaking case is causing international ripples
  Alex Wessely and Rachel Bonner explain the important ramifications of a recent judgment concerning a case which involves shipbreaking in Bangladesh. 5 August 2020
• The Digitisation of Healthcare Products
  Tina Patel and Irene Karidas discuss a consumer’s rights when a digitised healthcare product goes wrong. 4 August 2020
• Criminalisation of Environmental and Land Defenders
  Paula Atienza and Paul Dowling discuss what can be done to combat the increasing criminalisation of defenders of human rights around the world. 3 August 2020