May 2020
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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
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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
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Healthcare solicitor
Anna Brothers discusses the current situation regarding fertility treatments during the coronavirus pandemic, including one woman’s personal experience.
20 May 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lucy Cadd discusses how changes to benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic have affected particular groups of claimants
12 May 2020
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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
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Zahra Nanji considers how the Coronavirus Act 2020 will affect privately run care homes
11 May 2020
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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
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Healthcare solicitor Kriya Amin discusses the challenges posed by the lockdown rules for those with significant health conditions
7 May 2020
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Consumer law solicitor
Zahra Nanji discusses the impact of coronavirus on contracts and the protection that consumers have in this pandemic.
6 May 2020
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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
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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