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Six-figure settlement after death of Wirral husband and father from mesothelioma
A six-figure settlement has been agreed for a Wirral widow and her family after the death of a man, aged 77, from mesothelioma, a cancer primarily caused by asbestos.
Former Trafford Council whistleblower brings unfair dismissal claim after exposing unlawful council tax reduction scheme
A former Trafford Council welfare rights advisor who helped expose the council's unlawful council tax reduction scheme is bringing an Employment Tribunal claim alleging he was unfairly dismissed for whistleblowing.
Leigh Day represents families in civil claims over use of 'inhumane' isolation rooms at London's Whitefield School
Leigh Day is representing 10 clients bringing civil legal action against Flourish Learning Trust, which ran London's Whitefield School, and the London Borough of Waltham Forest, following the use of locked and padded isolation rooms for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
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