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Ockenden report must be the moment maternity care changes, says Leigh Day

A leading medical negligence lawyer has said the publication of the Ockenden review into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust must be a turning point for maternity care in England, warning that families are still experiencing many of the same failings exposed in maternity investigations over the past decade.

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High Court orders trial in legal claim against Primark owner ABF over flooding in Malawi that left seven people dead

The High Court has ruled that a trial should be held in May 2028 to consider a legal claim by more than 1700 Malawian villagers against Primark owner Associated British Foods plc (ABF), following flooding that destroyed their village and left five adults and two children dead.

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Two months remain to join UK’s largest environmental pollution claim

People have until the August Bank Holiday to join a group legal action over pollution in the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk, the largest environmental pollution claim of its kind in the UK.

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