2017 News

Medical lawyer Emmalene Bushnell has welcomed new guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) for more women to be tested and treated for Group B Strep (GBS), an infection which can cause meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia, and death in infants.

An environmental campaigner from the Canterbury area has begun legal proceedings against Canterbury City Council regarding air pollution in the city.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled today that Asda has been unsuccessful in another attempt to stop over 10,000 equal pay claims against them from proceeding.

Historical documents relating to knowledge of the dangers of asbestos preserved

Leading information law solicitors Leigh Day welcome today's announcement that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined TalkTalk £100,000 for failing to look after its customers' data and risked it falling into the hands of fraudsters and scammers.

The family of Stefanos Vavalidis are pursuing a legal claim against his private GP, Dr Peter Wheeler, following the death of Mr Vavalidis from liver failure in January 2016 at the age of 69.

The parents of Alice Barnett and Summer Robertson, who died while volunteering in South Africa, have begun legal action against Lattitude Global Volunteering following a lengthy battle to secure answers from the company regarding the circumstances of their daughters' deaths and reassurance that safety measures have been improved.

Leigh Day have settled a compensation claim by an ex-prisoner, who, despite having a lifelong peanut allergy, was given a meal while in prison that contained peanuts leading to him suffering an anaphylactic reaction and stroke, leaving him with significant disabilities.

A 68 year old man has settled a medical negligence claim against an NHS Trust after being provided with inappropriate treatment for his prostate cancer at a private clinic

Allegations of the rape of a vulnerable adult by a fellow resident at a care home has led to calls for the CQC to do more to protect children and vulnerable adults in residential care

Employment partner Kiran Daurka has called on all companies to show pay gap transparency for all protected characteristics following the BBC report on pay

Product safety lawyer Jill Paterson has expressed disappointment at the lack of progress by the government on product recalls and safety following an interim report published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) today.