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Latest News
Royal Sussex Hospital maternity service requires improvement
Royal Sussex Hospital maternity unit has been rated ‘requires improvement’ in a latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Leading consumer lawyer concerned at reports of riders being injured as Stromer issues bicycle recall
A leading consumer lawyer has said they are concerned riders have already been injured as a product recall has been issued for three models of Stromer electric commuter bicycle.
Police officers serve legal proceedings challenging 100-year-old ban on police union membership
Two serving police officers have launched judicial review proceedings in the High Court challenging a century-old legal provision that bars police officers from joining or forming a trade union.
Latest Blogs
Unfair dismissal – 547 reasons for new starters to (eventually) celebrate
As announced yesterday (4 December 2025), one of the Labour government’s manifesto pledges to reduce the qualifying period for employees to bring unfair dismissal claims will be (as of the time of this blog) coming into force in January 2027. This will have far and wide-reaching changes to the employment sector in the UK.
“The Truth About Forever Chemicals”: Reflections on Panorama
Leigh Day partner Sarah Moore, who leads a team investigating PFAS pollution in the UK, reflects on the recent Panorama episode about the substances known as ‘forever chemicals’.
Foreign Interference and the Future of Free Elections: Reflections on Bradshaw & Others v United Kingdom
In an age of deepfakes, AI bots, and algorithmic manipulation, the question of how governments safeguard democratic integrity against foreign interference is now central to the survival of free and fair elections
Meet the press office team
Caroline Ivison
Caroline works with all departments in the firm to provide media relations and internal communications support.
Maxine Wolstenholme
Maxine works across all Leigh Day departments as a senior media relations manager
Mike O'Connor
Mike works across all Leigh Day departments as a senior media relations manager