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Royal Mail-operated eCourier has been told that the claimants are likely to win arguments relating to worker status, in a judgment handed down by the employment tribunal.

The High Court has ruled that allegations witnesses who testified for oil giant Shell about oil spills in Nigeria sought to mislead the court will be heard at an upcoming trial. The judgment follows a series of hearings in July 2026.

A former factory worker who believes he may have been exposed to asbestos at his job in a plastics and rubber factory in Northampton is appealing to former colleagues for help after his diagnosis with mesothelioma.

For International Workers’ Memorial Day 28 April 2026, Partner Joanne Candlish reflects on more than 30 years of bringing successful legal claims against industrial titans whose workers suffered lethal asbestos exposure.

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.  

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’.

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

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

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