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Peloton issues treadmill recall
Peloton has issued a recall for its Tread and Tread+ treadmills, a month after the US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an urgent warning about the machines.
Women swimmers challenge lawfulness of charging system for use of Hampstead and Highgate ponds
Lawyers representing women swimmers have written to the City of London Corporation to challenge the imposition of new charges for swimming in the world-famous Hampstead Heath Bathing Ponds.
John’s Campaign demands removal of requirement for care home residents to self-isolate after medical visits and overnight stays
John’s Campaign has repeated its demand for the removal of any requirement for care home residents to self-isolate for 14 days following a visit out.
John’s Campaign cautiously welcomes change to 14-day self-isolation guidance to care homes
John’s Campaign has cautiously welcomed the change to the government guidance that required care home residents to self-isolate for 14 days following a visit out.
Norfolk Council agrees to change its communications to blind residents
Norfolk County Council has agreed to implement a system that will change the way it communicates with blind residents in receipt of social care, following a six-year fight by resident Rachael Andrews.
Uber should give new recruits full workers’ rights, lawyers say
Lawyers for over 4,000 Uber drivers who successfully brought a workers’ rights claim against the company are urging Uber to give all drivers full workers’ rights.
First-tier Tribunal to hear Cabinet Office appeal to withhold information related to Freedom of Information Clearing House
On Thursday 29th and Friday 30th April the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) will hear by video link an appeal related to information requested from the Cabinet Office by Jenna Corderoy, a journalist from openDemocracy.
Legal claims of abuse at Yew Trees Hospital investigated on behalf of former patients
Legal claims of abuse by staff at Yew Trees Hospital are being investigated.
US safety regulator urges Peloton treadmills owners to stop using immediately
The US safety regulator has urged owners of a Peloton treadmill with children and pets to stop using them immediately after one child died and others were injured.
Campaign Against Arms Trade granted permission to challenge Saudi Arabia arms sales export licences
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring judicial review proceedings.
Friends of the Earth given permission for legal challenge to Mozambique gas project
Friends of the Earth have been granted permission for a judicial review of the UK government’s decision to invest in a major gas project off the coast of Mozambique.
Addison Lee becomes latest gig economy employers to lose in workers’ rights battle
Private hire firm Addison Lee will not be permitted to appeal an Employment Tribunal’s decision that drivers are entitled to workers’ rights; the Court of Appeal has ruled today (Thursday).