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Recent news

• Legal claim by more than 2,500 Zambian villagers in a case against Vedanta Resources Limited

  19 January 2021

• Disabled shopper asserts his right to enter supermarkets without wearing a mask

  13 January 2021

  A disabled shopper who was refused service and expelled from his local Morrisons store because his wasn’t wearing a mask wants others to be aware of their legal rights.

• Modern slavery ring victims start legal case against Biffa, Smart Solutions and FS Commercial

  13 January 2021

  Victims of what has been described as the ‘largest-ever modern slavery ring uncovered in the UK’ have launched a legal case against Biffa Waste Services Limited, Smart Solutions and FS Commercial.

• Baroness Dame Joan Bakewell raises concerns about decision to delay second COVID-19 vaccine

  12 January 2021

  The journalist and television presenter, Baroness Dame Joan Bakewell is questioning the UK government’s decision to delay the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, affecting many thousands of people most at risk from COVID-19.

• Conclusion of inquest into the death of Patrick Casey

  11 January 2021

  A coroner has concluded that the death of Patrick Casey, who died after he choked on marshmallows while in the care of Priory-run care home, Devon House, North London, was avoidable and due to failures to follow his dietary requirements.

• Court case regarding Errol Graham to be heard

  8 January 2021

  On 12 and 13 January 2021 a judicial review hearing will be heard at the High Court to consider the case of Errol Graham who starved to death in June 2018 after his Employment Support Allowance (ESA) payments were terminated by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) eight months earlier.