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Leigh Day news 2022
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The Hepatitis C Trust to tell Infected Blood Inquiry about the thousands of people infected with hepatitis C by blood transfusion or blood products
The Infected Blood Inquiry will hear evidence from the Hepatitis C Trust on Friday, 4 March.
Widower receives six-figure settlement following wife’s delayed cancer diagnosis from military doctors
A widower has settled his claim for a six-figure sum for the death of his 41-year-old wife against a military healthcare provider and doctor for the delayed diagnosis of her cervical cancer.
Hampshire football coach Alfie Morel found guilty of child sex offences
Football coach Alfie Morel from Havant, Hampshire, has been found guilty of eight offences including sexually abusing three young boys between 2020-2021.
Blind voter will appeal against ruling that 2019 General Election provisions were not unlawful
A visually impaired woman who won a court ruling that there should be better provisions for blind voters at polling stations now plans to fight on with her claim that improvements should have been put in place in time for the 2019 General Election.
IICSA report into abuse in residential schools
Boarding schools are the “ideal environment for grooming”, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse concludes in its report into abuse in residential schools.
Newquay dance teacher Brett Bullock jailed for 12 years for rape
A Cornwall dance teacher has been convicted of raping an 18-year-old girl in Plymouth following numerous sex crimes against young pupils.
Court of Appeal victory for regulatory judge reinforces law on worker status
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a regulatory panel chair and member confirming that he should be classed as a worker, and given workers’ rights such as holiday pay and sick pay.
Severely disabled man receives permission to judicially review hospital-stay benefits rule but faces losing his Motability car lifeline
A severely disabled man faces losing his lifeline Motability car in the latest blow he has suffered as a result of the enforcement of a benefits rule that he has just received permission to challenge in the courts.
Former football coach jailed for rape of 15-year-old in the 1970s
Michael Coleman, a 79-year-old former youth football coach from Bolton, has been sentenced to eight years in jail for sexual assault including the rape of a 15-year-old boy he coached during the 1970s.
Family appeals after Middlesex woman, 63, dies of asbestos-related cancer
A woman from Uxbridge, Middlesex, whose family worked at the nearby Cape asbestos factory, died of asbestos-related cancer at 63 last year.
Leigh Day ranked 21st in Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2022
Leigh Day has been ranked at 21st in this year’s Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and received a Gold Award. The LGBTQ+ equality charity has published its annual Top 100 Employers List to celebrate companies’ inclusion work as part of its Bring Yourself To Work campaign.
Oskar Nash: Prevention of Future Deaths Report says Working Together guidance is not working for children with disabilities
A Coroner’s report following the inquest into the death of 14-year-old Oskar Nash says national guidance used by agencies when supporting children is not working for children with disabilities because it is focused on the safeguarding needs of children at risk of harm from their parents or in the home.