October 2014

• Sports Direct agree major changes for zero hours staff following legal battle
  Sports Direct agree to major changes in their recruitment and policy practices for zero hours staff 15 November 2014
• Landmark judgment in Jack Straw Libyan rendition case
  Court of Appeal rule former foreign secretary Jack Straw and a senior MI6 officer, should face English Courts over Libyan rendition charges 30 October 2014
• Lawyers announce over 19,000 enquiries following ASDA equal pay legal case launched
  Investigations revealed that employees in Asda owned distribution centres are paid more than supermarket employees 24 October 2014
• Settlement following negligent episiotomy
  A woman has received compensation after being injured during the birth of her child 9 October 2014
• Islington survivors call for inquiry into institutional abuse in the borough’s former children’s homes
  A vigil took place on 4 October in Islington at the site of a former children's home 8 October 2014
• Patient with ruptured appendix awarded compensation after delay in diagnosis
  Woman discharged from A&E, after doctor concluded that her abdominal pain was not due to appendicitis, awarded compensation 3 October 2014
• High Court defeat for Chris Grayling over cancer damages reform
  'Humiliating' defeat for the Government as the High Court finds they acted unlawfully over plans to change how damages are awarded to cancer sufferers 2 October 2014