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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.
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.
Leigh Day medical negligence partner calls for stronger accountability to improve maternity safety at MJA Symposium
Medical negligence partner Sanja Strkljevic told leading clinicians, researchers, policymakers and journalists that patient safety must remain at the heart of efforts to improve maternity care as she addressed the Medical Journalists' Association (MJA) Symposium 2026.
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