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Latest News

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Human rights Prevent Home office

Home Office and police not acting to identify potential harms of Prevent programme, including for autistic people, says Rights & Security International

Rights & Security International (RSI) has written to the Home Secretary and the Police Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police about concerns it has after examining newly obtained data and documents on the government’s Prevent and Channel programmes – including on how the programmes impact autistic people.

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Medical negligence Children East Kent Hospitals Baby

Coroner says doctors missed opportunities to identify rare heart condition that caused the death of one-year-old Archie Squire

A coroner has concluded that doctors missed opportunities to identify the rare heart condition which caused the death of one-year-old Archie Squire from Dover, Kent as an inquest into his death concluded in Maidstone.

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Maternity London Medical negligence Clinical negligence Baby

Coroner finds Lewisham Hospital staff missed opportunities to save the life of newborn Khalia Thomas

A coroner has concluded that Khalia Thomas would not have died aged just 38 minutes old, had staff at University Hospital Lewisham not missed opportunities to escalate her mother’s care.

Latest Blogs

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Abuse Church of England Human rights

Church of England abuse – more cases in the news and a long wait for victim compensation

Leigh Day abuse claims partner Andrew Lord discusses reports of further safeguarding issues within the church and the wait victims have to receive compensation. 

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Maternity safety Clinical negligence

New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth – a welcome move amidst an ongoing maternity crisis

Medical negligence solicitor Firdous Ibrahim welcomes an NHS programme to boost maternity safety and prevent brain injuries during childbirth, drawing comparisons with one recent case that highlights the urgent need for improvement.

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Asbestos Asbestos and mesothelioma Asbestos claims Mesothelioma Personal injury

International Workers' Memorial Day and the tactics of the asbestos industry

For International Workers’ Memorial Day 28 April 2025, Partner Joanne Candlish reflects on more than 30 years of bringing successful legal claims against industrial titans whose workers suffered lethal asbestos exposure.

Meet the press office team

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Caroline Ivison

Caroline works with all departments in the firm to provide media relations and internal communications support.

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Maxine Wolstenholme

Maxine works across all Leigh Day departments as a senior media relations manager

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Mike O'connor

Mike O'Connor

Mike works across all Leigh Day departments as a senior media relations manager