August 2008

• Karl Norfolk receives compensation
  British Cycling member Karl Norfolk has received compensation after being injured in a collision with a car 29 August 2008
• High Court criticises Foreign Secretary
  The High Court has criticised the Foreign Secretary for failing to give due weight to Guantanamo detainee torture 29 August 2008
• Unequal care for people with learning difficulties
  Many vulnerable people with learning difficulties do not receive adequate healthcare or social care. 28 August 2008
• The Disability Discrimination Act and holidaying abroad - are people protected?
  Leigh Day is currently instructed by an individual whose holiday in Cyprus turned into a degrading and humiliating experience as a result of his disability. 27 August 2008
• Pay in the legal sector and the Equality Bill
  Recent statistics show that there is a large gender gap in the earning capacity of male and female lawyers 21 August 2008
• Tragic Alton Towers coach crash
  At least one person has died in a coach crash near Alton Towers. 19 August 2008
• Further success in prisoner disability discrimination case
  Further success in prisoner disability discrimination case forces Senior Official at Ministry of Justice to take action 15 August 2008
• Speedy settlement for British Cycling member
  Stepehen Ward has received compensation after being injured in a road traffic crash 14 August 2008
• Camp Breadbasket - five more Iraqi civilians serve claims against MoD following abuse by British soldiers
  A further 5 Iraqi civilians this week served claims against the MoD for alleged maltreatment and abuse by British soldiers in Iraq in May 2003. This brings the total number of compensation claims served against the MoD in this case to 9. 8 August 2008
• Oral pathologist's error led to woman's death - 04 August 2008
  A High Court Judge has found that a 43 year old mother of two would probably have survived if not for a series of errors by a Consultant Oral Pathologist at Kings’ College Hospital, London. 4 August 2008