June 2016

• High Court grants permission for legal challenge over UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia
  High Court rules that legal challenge against the Government's policy of selling weapons to Saudi Arabia can go ahead 30 June 2016
• Food safety lawyer welcomes FSA initiative on food crime
  Whistle blowers are being encouraged to use a confidential reporting service to report food crimes 30 June 2016
• IKEA has issued a recall concerning a possible fault with child gates
  Potential problems with the locking mechanism of a line of child gates 29 June 2016
• IKEA recalls 29 million drawers in US, but no UK recall
  Swedish retailer recalls Malm chests of drawers in North America 29 June 2016
• Leading defective product lawyer welcomes launch of appliances register
  Appliance recall information will be available to consumers who register their purchases 27 June 2016
• VW agree compensation in the US but continue to deny fault in UK
  Compensation agreed for some US Volkswagen owners. However, UK owners still left frustrated 27 June 2016
• Significant settlement following errors made during bowel surgery
  Medical negligence case concludes following trial and settlement negotiations 23 June 2016
• FSA announces recall of energy balls over listeria fears
  Bounce Food Ltd withdraws energy balls 22 June 2016
• ASDA equal pay hearing begins into comparability of roles
  Lawyers begin hearings at employment tribunal into the largest private sector equal pay claim ever which could be worth over £100m 20 June 2016
• Consumer safety lawyer backs call for action on dangerous tumble dryers
  The Local Government Association has called on manufacturers to recall some appliances 20 June 2016
• Lawyers investigate claims against West Bromwich Mortgage Company
  Leading consumer lawyers investigate group claims against West Bromwich Mortgage Company after Court of Appeal ruling 20 June 2016
• Leigh Day investigate teeth whitening claims
  Lawyers investigating claims by a number of individuals following injuries they sustained after visiting beauty salons who they claim illegally administered tooth whitening products. 17 June 2016
• Medical device lawyer welcomes announcement from European Health Committee
  The European Parliament Health Committee approves stricter safety checks 16 June 2016
• Judgment against “UK’s Worst Gangmaster” in favour of modern slavery victims
  First High Court hearing against a British company on Modern Slavery finds in favour of six men trafficked into the UK 10 June 2016
• The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is currently taking evidence on sports stadia accessibility
  Groups representing disabled sports fans have given evidence at a Parliamentary Committee. 6 June 2016
• Blacklisted workers win compensation and apology from construction companies
  Leigh Day settles multi-million pound claim for construction workers 2 June 2016
• Coroner finds cyclist died after forks separated
  Coroner finds bike forks separated on bike before crash which killed Cycle Club Sudbury rider, Jonathan Weatherley 1 June 2016
• Six figure settlement after GPs failed to spot respiratory disease
  A fatal delay in diagnosis led to a woman’s avoidable death 1 June 2016