2020 Blogs
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Field Safety Notice: Inspyre™: Pyrocarbon Interpositional Implant
Tornier SAS, the manufacturer of the Insypre ™ shoulder prosthesis, published a Field Safety Notice on 23 September 2020 to alert physicians to changes for its use. The notice is available on the MHRA website.
Headway Action for Brain Injury Week
Headway's Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week, this year focuses on memory loss, and Katherine Wilkinson from the serious injury team considers the implications of memory loss on our clients.
Cauda Equina Syndrome and Rehabilitation
On Cauda Equina Syndrome Awareness Day, Matt Westlake explains Leigh Day's connection with the Cauda Equina Syndrome Association.
First do no harm: outcomes from the Cumberlege Review
"Their testimonies haunt me. Their bravery compels me to right their wrongs." Baroness Cumberlege
Damning CQC report into Cygnet Health Care Yew Trees Hospital, Essex
Alison Millar argues that the latest revelation of abuse at a hospital for vulnerable patients shows we must end the detention of people who are autistic and / or have learning disabilities.
Domestic abuse, the hostile environment and a pandemic
Trainee solicitor Claire Powell discusses how the government is failing to protect migrant women affected by domestic abuse in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shipbreaking judgment is timely reminder of shipping companies' liabilities
In July 2020, a High Court judgment in Begum v Maran [2020] EWHC 1846 (QB) was handed down where, for the first time, an English court has grappled with the controversial issue of “shipbreaking”.
Delays in the diagnosis of bowel cancer and the impact of COVID-19
Natasha Sherry and Kirsten Wall from the clinical negligence department discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the diagnosis of bowel cancer.
Committing to change
Lockdown has provided one reminder after another of the inequalities that persist across our planet.
An update on climate change litigation – no signs of cooling
Katharina Theil considers progress on legal moves around the world to bring companies to account for their contribution to climate change.
Redundancy rights for workers losing their jobs as pandemic takes its toll on the economy
Jasmine Patel discusses the rights of workers facing redundancy as a result of economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawyers for UK drivers welcome car manufacture's plans to settle emissions cases in US
Mercedes car owners in the UK are one step closer to receiving compensation over alleged cheating devices according to law firm Leigh Day, after the German car manufacture announced plans to settle cases in the US.