January 2021

• Working mum wins claim challenging rule for Universal Credit parents to pay childcare costs upfront
  Single mum Nichola Salvato has won her legal case regarding the requirement to provide proof of payment to obtain Universal Credit childcare payments. 22 January 2021
• Seven-figure settlement for brain injury cyclist
  A cyclist who sustained a severe brain injury in a road traffic collision when he was just 16, received a seven-figure compensation payment which included funding for immediate access to private specialist therapies. 22 January 2021
• Serious data breach of patient information suffered by Transform Hospital Group
  Data protection lawyers warn that data breach at private hospital group could lead to compensation claims for those affected. 21 January 2021
• Legal claim by more than 2,500 Zambian villagers in a case against Vedanta Resources Limited
  19 January 2021
• Disabled shopper asserts his right to enter supermarkets without wearing a mask
  A disabled shopper who was refused service and expelled from his local Morrisons store because his wasn’t wearing a mask wants others to be aware of their legal rights. 13 January 2021
• Modern slavery ring victims start legal case against Biffa, Smart Solutions and FS Commercial
  Victims of what has been described as the ‘largest-ever modern slavery ring uncovered in the UK’ have launched a legal case against Biffa Waste Services Limited, Smart Solutions and FS Commercial. 13 January 2021
• Baroness Dame Joan Bakewell raises concerns about decision to delay second COVID-19 vaccine
  The journalist and television presenter, Baroness Dame Joan Bakewell is questioning the UK government’s decision to delay the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, affecting many thousands of people most at risk from COVID-19. 12 January 2021
• Conclusion of inquest into the death of Patrick Casey
  A coroner has concluded that the death of Patrick Casey, who died after he choked on marshmallows while in the care of Priory-run care home, Devon House, North London, was avoidable and due to failures to follow his dietary requirements. 11 January 2021
• Court case regarding Errol Graham to be heard
  On 12 and 13 January 2021 a judicial review hearing will be heard at the High Court to consider the case of Errol Graham who starved to death in June 2018 after his Employment Support Allowance (ESA) payments were terminated by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) eight months earlier. 8 January 2021