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Leigh Day news 2022
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Preliminary issues trial in campesinos’ case against oil company Amerisur
The High Court in London will hear a preliminary issues trial between 11 and 15 July 2022 regarding the case brought by 171 individuals, mainly small-scale farmers and their families (known as campesinos), against Amerisur Resources Limited. Amerisur is owned by Geopark, a large oil and gas company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Six-figure settlement secured following woman’s death from undiagnosed appendicitis
A six-figure settlement has been secured following the death of a 35-year-old mother of two, after Croydon University Hospital failed to diagnose her appendicitis.
Corruption whistleblower settles employment case against the Foreign Office
A prosecutor who raised concerns of serious corruption while working for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in Kosovo has agreed a settlement of over £400,000 following her dismissal in late 2014. The settlement to the claims against the FCDO was made with no admission of liability.
Law firm Leigh Day opens Leeds office
Law firm Leigh Day has opened an office in Leeds city centre to be closer to its Yorkshire clients.
Afghan journalists granted permission for judicial review of delays in ARAP decision-making
A group of journalists who applied for urgent relocation to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) when the Taliban seized Kabul and the British army joined in the US airlift last August have been granted permission to present their case to a High Court judge.
Support charities welcome start of COVID-19 public inquiry
Organisations representing people needing care and support have welcomed the Prime Minister’s acceptance of changes to the Terms of Reference for the public inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic to look at the effect on the human rights of vulnerable people within the health and social care system, including those in care homes, hospitals, mental health units and rehabilitation facilities.
Legal challenge to DWP’s system of corresponding with blind benefits claimants
A blind self-employed worker is challenging the Department of Work and Pensions over its continuing failure to communicate with him in a format that he can access.
Family of former Pollards welder appeals for witnesses following his asbestos-related death
The family of welder David John O’Keefe, who worked at the Pollards factory in Highbury, is appealing for information from anyone who worked at the factory during the 1960s to 1980s.
Compensation secured for survivor of child abuse in Nottinghamshire foster care
Our client, Jay, has received £60,000 and an apology from the local authority after settling a civil claim for the abuse he experienced as a child in care of Nottinghamshire County Council.
Disabled swimmer’s disappointment at court ruling over City of London charges for Hampstead Ponds
Disabled swimmer Christina Efthimiou has voiced her disappointment at a High Court judgment which found that the charging regime at Hampstead Ponds did not discriminate against her and that, even if it did, the discrimination could be justified.
Product safety lawyer welcomes LFB e-bikes battery safety warning following Shepherd’s Bush fire
Product safety lawyer Jill Paterson has welcomed an urgent safety warning by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) following an investigation into a fire in a high-rise block of flats in Shepherd’s Bush which concluded that it was caused by the failure of an electric bicycle (e-bike) lithium-ion battery.