December 2015

• UK Government challenged over UK arms being sent to Saudi Arabia
  Leigh Day writes to the Government over licences permitting UK arms to be sold to Saudi Arabia 17 December 2015
• Medical negligence lawyer calls on trusts to do more following MBRRACE UK report
  Report published on stillbirth and newborn baby death rates across the UK 16 December 2015
• Bolton NHS Foundation Trust orders maternity care review
  Investigation launched into births at midwifery unit 11 December 2015
• Leigh Day acting for ASH in High Court tobacco plain packaging case
  Leigh Day represent ASH in High Court battle over plain packaging as major brands challenge Government regulations coming into force next year 10 December 2015
• Report claims the deaths of over 1000 vulnerable patients were not examined
  Medical lawyers call for swift action by trust as report highlights failure to investigate deaths 10 December 2015
• Safety notice issued by Medtronic following reports of problems with pacemaker
  US medical device company Medtronic publishes a Field Safety Notice about one of its heart devices 9 December 2015
• Headway East London Dance Marathon 2015
  An 8 hour dance marathon takes place on 13th December to raise funds for Headway 9 December 2015
• Hospital Trust admits breaching human rights of disabled patient over resuscitation order
  Hospital trust apologies for placing a 'do not resuscitate' order on a patient with Down's Syndrome and putting his learning difficulties as a reason for doing so on his records. 8 December 2015
• Caution urged over Hoverboards
  This year's must have toy may give you a very nasty surprise for Christmas with Trading Standards warning that 88% of Hoverboards entering the UK are defective 4 December 2015
• “UK’s Worst Gangmaster” fails in appeal for new licence
  British company described as “the worst UK gangmaster ever” has appeal against licence revocation dismissed in scathing judgment 3 December 2015
• New report claims NHS maternity units are not implementing multiple birth guidelines
  Report by the Twins and Multiple Births Association (TAMPA) suggests NHS not implementing NICE guidelines on multiple births 2 December 2015
• Threat of legal action against Avery Healthcare over equal pay
  Letter before claim sent to Avery Healthcare claiming women paid less than men in jobs of equivalent value 2 December 2015
• Legal actions begins at High Court over allegations of abuses in Sierra Leone
  Pre-trial hearing takes place at High Court over allegations of human rights abuses by mining company in Sierra Leone 1 December 2015
• High Court to hear case against Government over 'support duty' for trafficking victims
  A High Court judge has allowed permission for a full judicial review of the decision by the Government to impose limits on support for victims of trafficking 1 December 2015
• Invitation/Publication Notice to join GLO
  The Corin Metal on Metal Hip Litigation