2018 News
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Law firm announces first 1000 equal pay claims against Tesco
Leigh Day has announced that it has now lodged the first 1000 equal pay claims against Tesco on behalf of female members of staff in potentially the largest ever equal pay challenge in UK history.
Facebook could face legal claims totalling 'hundreds of millions of pounds'
Data protection lawyer responds after Information Commissioner's Office finds Facebook broke the law over how individual's data was misused
Food safety lawyer welcomes recalls and urges thorough investigation into Listeria outbreak
Dozens of frozen vegetable products have been recalled over fears of listeria outbreak
Consumer safety lawyer welcomes investigation following claims that change in milk formula is making babies sick
Food giant responds to complaints by parents that their babies became ill after using Aptamil formula
Healthcare lawyers welcome news of 'thorough' review into surgeon Anthony Dixon
The work of Bristol colorectal surgeon Anthony Dixon is to be examined in detail

Call for mandatory abuse reporting after fifth teacher convicted at private school
A leading abuse lawyer has again called for mandatory reporting in all schools after two more teachers at a top private school in West Sussex, were found guilty of sexually abusing pupils despite several warnings

Japanese Knotweed: Not just a weed – but a legally actionable nuisance
Many homeowners may now be able to claim financial compensation following a Court of Appeal ruling against Network Rail over Japanese Knotweed encroaching onto a neighbouring property

Product safety lawyer welcomes landmark 'Diet Pill' decision
Seller of industrial chemical disguised as diet pills convicted of manslaughter.

Supreme Court rules on secret hearings in public law hearings concerning 'criminal cause or matter'.
The highest court in the UK, the Supreme Court, has ruled today that secret hearings have no place in public law proceedings concerning a “criminal cause or matter”.

Lawyer for contaminated blood victims welcomes Infected Blood Inquiry terms of reference
Lawyer representing over 300 people at the forthcoming Infected Blood Inquiry has welcomed the terms of reference which were unveiled ahead of the inquiry start date, expected to be later this year.