2025 Blogs

Air India flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India on Thursday 12 June 2025.

Oliver Holland, Celine O’Donovan, Liberty Bridge and Benji Gourgey examine the significance of the Supreme Court rejection of permission to appeal in Dhan Kumar Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Limited & Ors.

As we mark Refugee Week, Rebecca Fry has spoken with several individuals the Immigration and Asylum Team at Leigh Day have represented who have recently had successful asylum claims and now have refugee status. These individuals, whose names have been anonymised for their safety, have kindly agreed to share their experiences.  

In Refugee Week, Jerome Bond and Jacqueline McKenzie highlight inadequate Protections and Safeguards for those making asylum claims based on sexual identity

From losing your savings because you can no longer make your holiday, to facing medical bills into the hundreds of thousands after an accident abroad, the consequences of not having travel insurance can be huge.

Abuse survivors have once again been the focus of headlines this week due to the controversy surrounding a national inquiry into “grooming gangs”.

As we mark Refugee Week, Nath Gbikpi reflects on the principles of protection enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention and on the significant gaps between those principles and the lived realities of many refugees around the world.

At the start of Refugee Week, Leigh Day’s head of immigration and asylum, Jacqueline McKenzie, reflects on an address by Lord Alfred Dubs at the firm’s Immigration Summit earlier this year.

Clinical negligence partner Matthew Westlake and paralegal Taylor Ingham respond to reports of a police investigation into the deaths of 11 elderly and frail cardiology patients at Castle Hill Hospital near Hull.

Leigh Day abuse claims partner Andrew Lord discusses reports of further safeguarding issues within the church and the wait victims have to receive compensation. 

Medical negligence solicitor Firdous Ibrahim welcomes an NHS programme to boost maternity safety and prevent brain injuries during childbirth, drawing comparisons with one recent case that highlights the urgent need for improvement.

For International Workers’ Memorial Day 28 April 2025, Partner Joanne Candlish reflects on more than 30 years of bringing successful legal claims against industrial titans whose workers suffered lethal asbestos exposure.