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Women Cycling
Cycling Cycling claims British Cycling

#CrackOutYourBike this Easter with the Leigh Day cycling team

This coming bank holiday weekend, join our Cycling Team heading out to find the best Easter related image they can capture on two wheels, and be in with the chance to win a £50 Wiggle voucher.

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Supreme Court pale
International Shell Vedanta Shipbreaking

UK Courts leading the way in holding multi-nationals to account

Oliver Holland and Liberty Bridge discuss recent judgments from the UK courts that show multinational companies can be held accountable for harm caused to individuals by their operations.

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City Of London
Employment Discrimination Employment rights equality Banking and finance

Answers to long-hours culture in City finance lie in equality laws

Employment solicitor Mike Cain discusses the long-hours culture in the City banking sector.

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Shell 1
Supreme Court Shell

The Supreme Court ruling in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell plc – a watershed moment for corporate accountability

On 12 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell can be sued in the English courts by two Nigerian communities which have been devastated by decades of oil pollution.

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Upset Schoolgirl
Human rights Abuse claims

School revelations show attitudes and behaviours towards women start young

Alison Millar, who represents survivors of sexual abuse, comments on what has been a tumultuous week.

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Heavily pregnant woman holding her bump
Product safety Consumer law

UK product regulatory system response to report on Sodium Valproate taken in pregnancy

Bozena Michalowska and Zahra Nanji give an update on Leigh Day investigations into how the UK product regulatory system has responded to Sodium Valproate.

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Schoolgirl Crying Flipped
Human rights abuse Abuse claims Peer on Peer

Peer-on-peer abuse: is enough being done to address the risks in schools?

With children returning to classrooms following a national lockdown, Andrew Lord considers whether enough is being done to address the risks of peer-on-peer abuse

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Data Picture
Consumer law Financial services

Consumer interests must be at the forefront of any regulatory change

Meriel Hodgson-Teall explains Leigh Day’s submission of evidence to the Treasury Committee inquiry into the Future of Financial Services, setting out the need for greater consumer protections within investment markets.

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Chittagong Bangladesh Getty Image
International Shipbreaking

Shipbreaking judgment: The shipping industry and the law of negligence

Oliver Holland and Rachel Bonner discuss the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Hamida Begum (on behalf of MD Khalil Mollah) v Maran (UK) Limited.

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Electric wheelchair user
Medical negligence Cerebral palsy Birth injury claims

Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Camilla Browne looks at ways to raise awareness and fundraise for charities that provide and offer important services to children with cerebral palsy and their families.

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Group Of Women
International women's day

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 with the theme #ChooseToChallenge

On International Women’s Day Jill Paterson asks, what will you choose to challenge?

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Female cashier and customer at supermarket checkout
International women's day

#ChooseToChallenge: How Leigh Day has fought against inequalities faced by women

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day 2021 with the theme #ChooseToChallenge.