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Leading asbestos claims lawyers who sit on the Oversight Committee of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS), and who have campaigned for improvements to the scheme for several years, have welcomed an announcement from the Department for Work and Pensions to upgrade compensation tariffs under the scheme by 49%.

The legal claims against five leading car manufacturers over the Dieselgate scandal will be heard at the High Court from 10.30am on Monday 13 October 2025, in the trial of the largest group claim in English and Welsh legal history.

Lawyers representing a number of survivors of sexual abuse committed by former Catholic priest Dennis Finbow have welcomed news that he has now been sentenced for further offences involving multiple children over several decades.

Andrew Lord, partner at Leigh Day who represents survivors of abuse, explores how redress schemes can be an effective, efficient and empowering way to compensate survivors, provided implementation is thoroughly considered and they are adequately resourced.

During Sepsis Awareness Month, Zoe Donohue, Associate Solicitor in our Manchester medical negligence team, considers the effectiveness of sepsis guidelines, six years after reforms were rolled out.

Alex Wessely from Leigh Day’s international team attended an event in Geneva which examined the risks multinational companies are exposed to if human rights abuses are committed in connection with protecting their operations, especially at large scale mining sites.

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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