August 2019

• Zambian lead poisoning victims prepare to launch class action against Anglo American South Africa
  A legal class action case is being prepared against Anglo American South Africa Ltd on behalf of Zambian communities living in the vicinity of the Kabwe lead mine who are suffering from lead poisoning. 23 August 2019
• MHRA reports increase in the number of BIA-ALCL cases in the UK
  The number of women who have reported that they have been diagnosed with a form of cancer linked to their breast implants has now increased to 72 individual cases. 21 August 2019
• Oculentis eye implant claims settled against major UK eye clinic
  A number of patients’ legal claims have been successfully settled against leading UK eye clinic Optegra using contract law which protects consumers. 21 August 2019
• Legal action over textured breast implants
  Law firm Leigh Day have confirmed that they are taking legal action on behalf of 20 women which have developed a breast implant-associated lymphoma linked to Allergan textured breast implants. 16 August 2019
• Solicitors for women with BIA-ALCL welcome Allergan MHRA field safety notice
  Solicitors who represent 20 women who have been diagnosed with or investigated for Breast Implant Associated Lymphoma, known as BIA-ALCL, have welcomed the news that the Medicine and Healthcare Authority (MHRA) has finally published a field safety notice regarding ‘Allergan Textured Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders’. 15 August 2019
• Seven-figure settlement for spinal injury patient
  A 53-year-old man, known as Mr F, has reached a settlement of £2.25 million for his clinical negligence claim against The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. 13 August 2019
• ​Sports coach jailed for sexual abuse of young girls
  A former British athletics coach, Philip Banning, has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for a number of indecent assaults against young girls in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 12 August 2019
• Government faces third legal challenge to Universal Credit migration arrangements
  The government faces being taken to court for a third time in relation to their Universal Credit migration arrangements for those who previously received the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and Enhanced Disability Premium (EDP) and were moved onto Universal Credit (UC) before 16 January 2019. 6 August 2019
• Kent woman appeals for information following asbestos-related diagnosis
  A former paper mill worker and trainee bookbinder in Kent is appealing for information to find the cause of her asbestos exposure after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. 5 August 2019
• Government concedes defeat in legal battle over Police Pensions
  The Government has conceded defeat in a huge legal battle over police pensions, acknowledging that moving police officers to new police pension schemes, based on their age, was discriminatory. 2 August 2019
• Sixth patient has died from listeria outbreak in NHS Trusts
  Public Health England (PHE) has announced that a sixth person has died after eating pre-packaged sandwiches and salads linked to a listeria outbreak in hospitals in Britain. 1 August 2019
• Cannondale CAADX disc-brake cyclocross bike recall
  Bike manufacturer Cannondale has issued a voluntary recall of certain Cannondale CAADX disc-brake cyclo-cross bikes which includes models from its 2013 to 2016 range. 1 August 2019
• IICSA reports Nottingham councils exposed children to abuse and tolerated sexualised behaviour
  The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published its report into the treatment of children in the care of Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County councils from the 1960s to present day. 1 August 2019
• Supreme Court to hear Leigh Day's equal pay case against Asda
  The Supreme Court has ruled that it will consider an appeal relating to the comparability stage of the UK’s biggest equal pay case brought by shop floor workers against Asda. 1 August 2019