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Latest News
Settlement secured for blind student who fell on to Manchester Piccadilly station tracks
Abdul Eneser, a blind man who fell on to train tracks at Manchester Piccadilly station and narrowly missed being hit by a freight train, has settled his case against Network Rail.
Court of Appeal overturns decision to remove LTNs in Tower Hamlets
The Court of Appeal has ordered that the decision to remove low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Tower Hamlets should be overturned.
Great Ormond Street Hospital cleaners secure victory in legal fight over racial discrimination claims
A group of ethnic minority cleaners at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have secured a major victory in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in their legal challenge against GOSH NHS Trust over discriminatory pay and treatment.
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