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Lawyers who have represented patients injured through alleged rogue practices by senior surgeons have called on the Government to review the treatment of both NHS and private patients at hospitals run by Spire Healthcare.
31 January 2020
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A legal claim has been issued against shipping company Maran (UK) Ltd by the wife of a man who was killed while working in the shipbreaking industry in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
31 January 2020
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Lawyers acting for Chris Packham CBE, the broadcaster and naturalist, have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, calling for an immediate halt to all environmentally damaging works by HS2 Ltd until it has been decided whether the megaproject will go ahead.
31 January 2020
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Campaigners, who had opposed planning for a new section of the East West Rail (EWR) line, have said they are relieved after the announcement today by the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Schapps, that route E was the preferred route for the Bedford to Cambridge section.
30 January 2020
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Whirlpool announced yesterday it is recalling a further 5,000 washing machines after finding problems in three more models. The company is already trying to locate 519,000 washing machines which are also at risk of catching fire.
30 January 2020
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The Court of Appeal has today dismissed the government’s appeals against two previous court judgments which found that the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions had unlawfully discriminated against thousands of severely disabled people who moved onto Universal Credit.
29 January 2020
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A cyclist who suffered serious injuries when a motorist turned right across his path has secured compensation.
28 January 2020
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A single mother who had to cut her hours as an advisor and resort to borrowing from a ‘payday lender’ because of the way childcare benefits are provided through Universal Credit has launched a legal challenge against the government.
28 January 2020
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Clinical negligence solicitor is calling for an urgent investigation after the latest recall of patients treated at Spire Parkway Hospital in the West Midlands.
27 January 2020
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The Sikh Federation UK has issued their case in the Court of Appeal following the High Court’s dismissal of their legal challenge in December last year.
24 January 2020
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The High Court has granted permission for a prominent critic of the Saudi regime to serve his legal claim against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its alleged use of spyware to infiltrate his mobile phones.
23 January 2020
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A BBC investigation has found that at least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred since 2016 in one of the largest groups of hospitals in England.
23 January 2020
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A woman who worked in the accounts department at a Fiat UK showroom has received compensation after a court heard that she was exposed to asbestos in the garage workshop over a period of 18 months.
23 January 2020
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Asda retail workers fighting for equal pay have overcome another hurdle in the legal process following a judgment handed down by the Employment Tribunal last week.
22 January 2020
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Sarah Moore, who is representing a group of women diagnosed with BIA-ALCL, has voiced concern about a reported increase in similar cases in Canada.
22 January 2020
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A girl, known as Emily to protect her identity, has received a five-figure settlement following late diagnosis of Grisel’s syndrome, a dislocation of a joint in the neck caused by adjacent tissue inflammation, which required spinal fusion surgery.
22 January 2020
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A social carer who became faecally incontinent following the birth of her second child, eventually needing a colostomy bag to be fitted, has received £300,000 from the hospital trust responsible for her care during the birth of her child.
21 January 2020
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Product liability solicitors, Sarah Moore and Zahra Nanji, who represent a group of women who are taking legal action in relation to textured breast implants, have welcomed the acknowledgment of Breast Implant Illness by the MHRA.
20 January 2020
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Environmental campaign group Wild Justice has renewed its call for the government to properly assess the impact of introducing gamebirds on wildlife sites.
20 January 2020
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An equal pay claim has been launched on behalf of supermarket workers at the Co-op. The first hearing for the claim will be at Manchester Employment Tribunal on Friday, 24 January 2020.
20 January 2020
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Over 300 teachers are issuing legal claims to the Employment Tribunal in a group claim brought on their behalf by law firm Leigh Day relating to discriminatory changes made to their pensions.
16 January 2020
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The coroner has returned a narrative conclusion in the inquest into the death of 18-year-old Shante Turay-Thomas
13 January 2020
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Leigh Day is representing the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in an important challenge to the Home Office
13 January 2020
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Research commissioned by Leigh Day’s Regulatory & Disciplinary team has found that less than 50% of participating law firms have insurance cover to give them the potential for financial equality of arms with their regulator if faced with an investigation or disciplinary proceedings.
13 January 2020
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Privacy breach lawyers say Dixons Carphone hack could lead to large number of claims
10 January 2020
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A group of Colombian campesinos (small scale farmers) have secured an urgent interim freezing injunction, granted by the High Court today, against oil company Amerisur Resources Plc.
10 January 2020
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Textured breast implants that have been linked to a rare cancer known as breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) should be banned in the UK, a product safety solicitor has argued.
9 January 2020
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A five-day-old baby is believed to be one of the victims of a recent outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at the Dolphin Square apartment block in central London.
8 January 2020
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The family of a former factory floor worker at Samuel Jones & Co Ltd in Camberwell, who died aged 85 from mesothelioma, are appealing for other workers to come forward with more information.
7 January 2020
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The family of Jodey Whiting who died after her benefits were stopped have written to the Attorney General to request his consent to apply to the High Court for a fresh inquest into her death to examine role played by DWP.
6 January 2020
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Chris Packham CBE has welcomed the report published today by Lord Berkeley, former Deputy Chair of the Oakervee Panel, which concludes that HS2 is not good for the environment.
5 January 2020
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A lawyer representing hundreds of victims of the contaminated blood scandal has expressed her shock at reported new evidence which indicates that the NHS in England could have sought help from Scotland in producing blood products, rather than importing contaminated blood products from abroad.
3 January 2020
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The lawyer for a woman who suffered a severe allergic reaction after eating a dish containing dairy at a work Christmas party has welcomed the £23,000 fine imposed by Hertfordshire Trading Standards.
2 January 2020