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Latest News

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Windrush Court Of Appeal

Court of Appeal rules Home Office must look again at Windrush daughter Jeanell Hippolyte’s case

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Home Office must reconsider the case of Windrush daughter Jeanell Hippolyte whose application to stay in the UK it had refused because she did not fit its strict eligibility criteria.

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John’s Campaign and Care Rights UK call for concrete actions after Covid Inquiry’s powerful indictment of political decision-making

UK Covid Inquiry Core Participants John’s Campaign and Care Rights UK have responded to the Inquiry's report into core UK decision-making and political governance during the pandemic.

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Nursery Childcare Choking Personal injury Children Settlement

Parents of Oliver Steeper who died after choking on food receive six-figure settlement from Kent nursery

The parents nine-month-old Oliver Steeper, who died after choking on food given to him by nursery staff have received a six-figure settlement payment from Jelly Beans Nursery, Kent, which they say will allow them “to draw a line under a painful legal chapter”.

Latest Blogs

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International Environment Windermere Pollution

Windermere: New data suggests that sewage pollution is getting worse

Ben West and Bianca Foo Dojan consider latest figures on pollution in Windermere.

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Legal implications of mismanaged diabetes

During World Diabetes Awareness Day medical negligence partner Julia Reynolds examines the impact of mismanagement and misdiagnosis of diabetes and related conditions.

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Product safety Personal injury surgery

Remote robot-assisted surgery raises liability questions

News of remote robot assisted surgery on human cadavers raises legal and ethical questions related to this emerging area of medicine, say product safety lawyers, Jill Paterson and Philippa Wheeler. 

Meet the press office team

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Caroline Ivison

Caroline works with all departments in the firm to provide media relations and internal communications support.

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Maxine Wolstenholme

Maxine works across all Leigh Day departments as a senior media relations manager

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Mike O'Connor

Mike O'Connor

Mike works across all Leigh Day departments as a senior media relations manager