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Leigh Day’s Participation and Reflections on The Niger Delta Climate Change Conference 2025
From 8–11 July 2025, Leigh Day participated in the Niger Delta Climate Change Conference (NDCCC) in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Organised by the Lekeh Development Foundation, the conference brought together civil society, legal experts, and community leaders to address the intersecting crises of climate change, extractivism, and environmental injustice. Anthony Hayward (paralegal, International & Group Claims) attended in person, while partner Matthew Renshaw joined remotely to discuss recent developments in landmark litigation against Shell.
Safe as houses? Housebuilders promise major future investment to close cartel investigation
Solicitor Niamh Kelly considers the recent announcement made by the UK competition law watchdog and whether it is really as good as it seems for UK homebuyers.
Leigh Day continues to investigate issues surrounding the alleged contamination of allotment plots situated near AGC Chemicals plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire.
Wyre Council announced in July 2024 that it had, in conjunction with the Environment Agency, launched an investigation after discovering the probable release of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by AGC Chemicals Europe Ltd, and previously Imperial Chemistry Industries Ltd (ICI), at a site in the area.
Consumers must be protected from risks of getting skinny jabs through shortcuts
As the conversation around semaglutide and so-called skinny jabs is continuing to evolve, leading product safety lawyer Sarah Moore looks back on the story so far.
The Military ‘Justice’ System is failing women
Dino Nocivelli and Astrid Parrett consider how the military justice system puts power in the wrong hands and fails to protect victims of sexual offences.
Pollution in Windermere: Will water companies clean it up?
Ben West and Fiona Huddleston consider latest developments in the campaign to clean up Windermere.
Action Mesothelioma Day 2025
Each year, the first Friday in July is marked as Action Mesothelioma Day (AMD), which provides a coming together of those affected by mesothelioma, to remember loved ones who have been lost, to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos and to prevent the future tragedy of continuing asbestos exposure.
When an accusation of fundamental dishonesty is fundamentally flawed
Medical Negligence Partner, Kirsten Wall, considers the emerging trend of defendants alleging that claimants have been dishonest in their testimony.
Air India crash: travel lawyer offers guidance
Air India flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India on Thursday 12 June 2025.
UK Supreme Court refuses to grant Dyson permission to appeal the first jurisdiction challenge post-Brexit
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.
First-hand accounts of claiming asylum in the UK
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.
Refugee Week: Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Identity
In Refugee Week, Jerome Bond and Jacqueline McKenzie highlight inadequate Protections and Safeguards for those making asylum claims based on sexual identity