May 2020

• Employment Law reform: what changes lie ahead for employment and equal pay claims?
  It is 50 years since Equal Pay legislation came into force and key changes to employees’ rights at Employment Tribunal have been recommended by the Law Commission which could affect equal pay claims. 29 May 2020
• Asbestos Support Group Challenge
  Leigh Day go around the UK… virtually! Daniel Easton, joint head of the asbestos team with Harminder Bains, introduces a new fundraising campaign for asbestos groups 29 May 2020
• How is coronavirus impacting fertility treatments?
  Healthcare solicitor Anna Brothers discusses the current situation regarding fertility treatments during the coronavirus pandemic, including one woman’s personal experience. 20 May 2020
• The important role of patient safety in the urgent search for an effective COVID-19 vaccine
  On International Clinical Trials Day Gene Matthews, partner at Leigh Day, who specialises in clinical trial claims, and Nancy Williams barrister at 5 Pump Court Chambers, discuss the role of patient safety in the search for COVID-19 treatments or a vaccine. 20 May 2020
• Open Justice and Covid-19 in civil cases
  Oliver Holland and Walker Syachalinga discuss the challenges to the principle of open justice posed by Covid-19 restrictions on public access to civil court hearings in England and Wales. 19 May 2020
• Older LGBT+ people and COVID-19
  Human rights solicitor and member of our LGBT+ and Allies committee Zoe Johannes considers the mental health risks for the older LGBT+ community affected by social isolation measures. 15 May 2020
• The Congolese families taking the tech giants to Court in the US
  Liberty Bridge discusses how a claim filed in the US could expose how tech giants’ supply chains rely on child labour to mine valuable metal for batteries 15 May 2020
• Are workers being sent back too early?
  As pictures emerged of commuters crowding back on to public transport on their return to work on May 13, occupational injury lawyer Ross Whalley asks if employees are being sent back too early, before proper Covid-safe precautions can be put in place 13 May 2020
• Changes to social welfare provision as a result of COVID-19
  Lucy Cadd discusses how changes to benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic have affected particular groups of claimants 12 May 2020
• Product safety and COVID-19: What can consumers expect?
  Tina Patel and Irene Karidas, from the product safety and consumer law team, discuss the regulations and guidelines relating to product safety standards during the coronavirus outbreak. 12 May 2020
• Working from home on wish list for life after COVID-19
  Alice Ramsay and Sonya Cassell from Leigh Day’s Employment and Discrimination Department consider whether working from home could become the ‘new normal’ after the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us. 12 May 2020
• A Tribute to Lynn Faulds Wood – consumer champion
  Jill Paterson, consumer safety solicitor, reflects on the work of Lynn Faulds Wood who passed away on 24th April 2020. 11 May 2020
• How will care homes fare under the law during the pandemic?
  Zahra Nanji considers how the Coronavirus Act 2020 will affect privately run care homes 11 May 2020
• Yodel courier case: European Court decision raises questions about correct test for a ‘worker’
  Gabriel Morrison discusses the latest developments in the question of the definition of a worker after the Court of Justice of the European Communities commented on the case of B v Yodel. 11 May 2020
• ​How the coronavirus lockdown rules differ for those with significant health conditions
  Healthcare solicitor Kriya Amin discusses the challenges posed by the lockdown rules for those with significant health conditions 7 May 2020
• Contracts in the time of coronavirus
  Consumer law solicitor Zahra Nanji discusses the impact of coronavirus on contracts and the protection that consumers have in this pandemic. 6 May 2020
• Pressure mounts on Government to properly address threat posed by Covid-19 to vulnerable prisoners
  Maya Grantham and Benjamin Burrows consider the Government's progress in addressing the risk of Covid-19 in prisons, thinking about the impact of social distancing measures on more vulnerable prisoners. 6 May 2020
• Coronavirus and legal rights: When is an inquest needed?
  Merry Varney and Dan Webster, who specialise in inquest cases, examine the circumstances in which an inquest is required and discuss the latest information on inquests relating to the coronavirus. 4 May 2020