August 2015

• Nvidia Shield gaming tablet recall amidst fire hazard concerns
  Some Shield gaming tablets are the subject of a widespread product recall 4 September 2015
• Burmese migrants denied police report
  Two Burmese men accused of murder in Thailand have been refused access to police reports 26 August 2015
• Lawyer for Afghan interpreters saddened by death of military interpreter
  An Afghan military interpreter denied refuge in the UK has been killed 24 August 2015
• A chest pain clinic failed to diagnose a man's heart disease
  Family of heart attack man receive settlement 24 August 2015
• Psychiatric injury settlement for woman who witnessed aftermath of daughter's accident
  Serious injury lawyer settles claim for woman left traumatised after witnessing daughter’s injuries 24 August 2015
• Stafford lawyer shocked at reports of avoidable deaths and failures in care
  Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report outlines failures in care and avoidable deaths of vulnerable patients 19 August 2015
• Market traders appeal High Court decision in legal battle over Shepherd's Bush Market development
  A unique London market is under threat from developers 19 August 2015
• Settlement reached after hospital failed to take care of patients
  Labour MP welcomes settlement for her father, who was amongst the 16 claimants 18 August 2015
• Specialist lawyer concerned by device problems reported by woman
  Large scale research project in US highlights potential problems with cardiac devices 17 August 2015
• British cycling legend appeals for witnesses to road crash
  A British cycling legend and former British champion is joining Nottinghamshire Police Force in appealing for witnesses to a hit and run incident which has left him needing to wear a leg brace for the next three months 13 August 2015
• Consultant Eye Surgeons Partnership fined for breaching competition law
  Competition body levies substantial fine on eye surgeon organisation 12 August 2015
• ‘Immediate action’ needed to protect women at Yarl’s Wood
  A lawyer for inmates at a detention centre in Bedfordshire has called for immediate action to be taken following a damning report by the prisons watchdog. 12 August 2015
• Carer takes legal action against ex-employer over wages
  Carer takes her ex-employer to an employment tribunal for allegedly paying below minimum wage 12 August 2015
• Defendants in landmark ‘modern slavery’ case given until October to serve their defence
  Defendants fail to delay modern slavery case into 2016 as High Court says defence needs to be filed and served by the end of October 2015 11 August 2015
• British company sued in landmark modern slavery case
  Ground-breaking modern slavery case launched against British company 11 August 2015
• Lawyers raise concern over future of social care system
  Concern comes following the recent comments made by Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care 11 August 2015
• Lietuvos vyrai pagal šiuolaikinės vergovės ieškinį padavė Britų kompaniją į teismą.
  Viename iš pirmųjų teisinių tokio pobūdžio bylų nukentėjusieji paduoda Britų kompaniją į Anglijos Aukščiausiąjį teismą dėl šių dienų vergovės siekdami išsireikalauti kompensaciją už piktnaudžiavimą ir netinkamą elgesį. 11 August 2015
• Food safety lawyer calls on United Utilities to publicise cryptosporidium problems in water
  More than 30,000 consumers in Lancashire need to boil their water 10 August 2015
• Research raises concerns over sudden deaths caused by cardiac implants
  Research from the US suggests as many as 2000 deaths every year could be caused by problems with pacemakers and electrical heart transplants 9 August 2015
• Legal experts welcome investigation into reports of EE power bar explosion
  Concerns raised after reports of EE power bar exploding and burning a 26 year old woman 5 August 2015
• Clinical trial lawyer welcomes action by EMA on alleged data manipulation of trials
  The European Medicines Agency has suspended marketing approval for a number of medicines following allegedly flawed studies 5 August 2015
• NHS Trust accepts liability for death of baby boy in neonatal intensive care
  The parents of a nine day old baby who died following a series of failings by staff at Barnet Hospital have received compensation from the NHS Trust responsible for the hospital. 4 August 2015
• Family of five struck down by bacterial infections following holiday in Egypt
  Lawyers for a family of five from London have been investigating a possible illness outbreak at the Royal Albatross Moderna hotel in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. 3 August 2015
• Permission granted for families to apply for fresh inquest in cooker death case
  Attorney General allows families to apply to the High Court to quash original inquest into deaths of two men linked to carbon monoxide poisoning 3 August 2015
• Zambian communities sue copper mining giant in English High Court
  Zambian villagers take mining giant to the UK High Court over allegations of water source poisoning from copper mining operations 2 August 2015