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The family of Laura-Jane Seaman, who died after the birth of her fifth child, have called for a more substantive inquiry into maternity care after the NHS trust in charge of Laura-Jane's care was not included in the list of trusts set to be examined.

Law firm Leigh Day is set to host a panel event in Leeds discussing PFAS pollution and other contamination issues affecting communities in the UK and across Europe.

A landmark judgment granting anonymity for a child whose story had previously attracted media attention gives welcome guidance in cases involving vulnerable individuals, say human rights lawyers.   

Ahead of speaking at the Expert Witness Institute’s annual Scottish Medicolegal Conference, catastrophic injury partner at Leigh Day, Bethany Sanders, discusses the re-traumatisation of claimants that can occur during legal cases and explores how to help protect vulnerable clients and improve outcomes.

Leigh Day human rights partner Leanne Devine discusses the announcement today, 16 September 2025, that the Government is introducing a Bill to Parliament which the Hillsborough families and other campaign groups consider fit to be called ‘a Hillsborough Law’.

Leigh Day international department solicitor Kane Jackson considers the legal significance and implications of a landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice in the wake of a climate advocacy campaign by students in Fiji.

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

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

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