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A man who spent his school holidays working at a dairy factory in Staffordshire is appealing for help from former colleagues, following his diagnosis with mesothelioma. 

Lawyers representing vehicle owners in the Dieselgate trial say they intend to seek permission to appeal directly from the Court of Appeal after being refused permission to appeal by the trial judge.

A police super-complaint alleging systemic failures in the policing of image-based abuse across England and Wales has been submitted jointly by campaign group #NotYourPorn and the Centre for Women's Justice.

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