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Road collision victims charity RoadPeace is reporting that lockdown has negatively impacted crash victims because of court closures, over-stretched police, and social-distancing measures.
27 August 2020
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An urgent legal case has been issued to challenge major planning changes due to be introduced next week.
27 August 2020
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Healthcare lawyer Suzanne White has voiced serious concerns following a report that baby deaths were not reported to the coroner by the East Kent NHS Trust.
24 August 2020
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A group which campaigns to protect democracy in the UK has launched a legal case over Russian interference in the democratic process in the UK since 2016.
21 August 2020
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Leigh Day client Curtis Parfitt-Ford has welcomed the Government’s u-turn over the system used to grade this year’s A-levels students.
17 August 2020
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Students who feel they have been adversely affected by the A-level results published last Thursday may be entitled to pursue a legal claim for damages.
17 August 2020
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Law firm Leigh Day has written to The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) threatening legal action over the way in which A-level grades were awarded to students unable to take formal exams due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
16 August 2020
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A woman who suffered with years of pain and was left infertile and needing extensive surgery due to untreated endometriosis has secured compensation of £500,000.
16 August 2020
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Germany’s Daimler AG, parent of Mercedes-Benz, and their US subsidiary agreed yesterday, Thursday 13 August, to in principle, settle US regulatory and civil class action law suits, in respect of the diesel emissions scandal.
14 August 2020
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An announcement that the Government has ordered studies into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities has puzzled the organisation which has challenged The Prime Minister to set up a public inquiry into the issues.
13 August 2020
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Solicitors have welcomed the news that there will be an investigation into the death of hundreds of frontline NHS and social care workers from coronavirus.
13 August 2020
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In late December 2019 a family of three were involved in a horrific road traffic collision on a dual carriageway.
12 August 2020
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French prosecutors have charged Sanofi, the pharmaceutical manufacturers of Sodium Valproate, marketed in France as Depakine, with manslaughter after the deaths of four babies whose mothers took the drug.
11 August 2020
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A woman who suffered a poor outcome from cataract surgery combined with lens implants has received a five-figure settlement from the private health provider concerned.
10 August 2020
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A settlement has been secured, despite denial of liability, for a cyclist following a collision which left him with serious injuries.
7 August 2020
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A security guard has started an Employment Tribunal claim after his employer deprived him of basic rights including national minimum wage and holiday pay.
6 August 2020
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The widow of a former British Rail worker has secured a settlement following the death of her husband from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.
6 August 2020
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The lead lawyers in the legal action against Volkswagen on behalf of thousands of UK owners of Volkswagen vehicles, over the use of cheat devices on its diesel cars, has said it is delighted after the German car giant was denied permission to appeal a High Court ruling, from April this year, that found that VW had used the cheat devices on its vehicles.
6 August 2020
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Transport Action Network (TAN) has been granted permission for judicial review of the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps’ decision to go ahead with the £27 billion roads programme (Roads Investment Strategy 2 or RIS2).
4 August 2020
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One of London Fire Brigade’s four-legged detectives with a nose for sniffing out the cause of fires is being sponsored by a law firm which specialises in claims for household appliance blazes.
3 August 2020