2022 News

The family of Celia Marsh have called for greater transparency and accountability throughout the food supply chain following the conclusion of the inquest into her death which found that a wrap that she ate which was marked as ‘dairy-free’ was contaminated with milk protein.

The abuse team at Leigh Day have been approached by a former boarding pupil of St Paul’s Cathedral School, who alleges abuse at the school during the 1970s and 1980s.

The abuse team at Leigh Day have been approached by a former boarding pupil of Monkton Combe School, Bath, who alleges abuse at the school during the 1970s.

Families of residents at a number of care homes run by Spectrum ASD, also known as Devon and Cornwall Autistic Community Trust, have raised concerns following claims that residents have been unlawfully deprived of their liberty and subjected to neglect. The abuse team at law firm Leigh day is investigating potential civil claims relating to abuse, mistreatment and breaches of residents’ human rights.

In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal has agreed to hear an appeal in the case of AB v Worcestershire County Council & Anor [2022] EWHC 115 (QB).

Environmental group Wild Justice has protested delays by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in reviewing responses to a consultation on Northern Ireland’s general licences for the killing of wild birds.

Campaigning anti-asbestos lawyer Harminder Bains has been presented with an award in recognition of her many years of groundbreaking and hugely successful legal work on behalf of victims of asbestos disease.

A Freedom of Information request has been submitted to the British Museum for information about 11 sacred Tabots, which many argue should be returned to their home in Ethiopia. 

Campaigners have a hearing on Friday 9 September at the High Court in Belfast to challenge a cull of badgers in Northern Ireland by shooting.

The campaign group Save Our Safer Streets in Tower Hamlets Coalition, acting through a local resident, have launched a legal challenge to the borough Mayor’s plan to dismantle the popular traffic management Liveable Streets scheme that cost £2.7 million to install just two years ago.

A campaign group has issued legal proceedings against the government challenging its decision to allow for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station to go ahead against the advice of the planning Examining Authority.

The threat of legal proceedings by Whitby-based conservationist Joe Redfern has resulted in a commitment from Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George Eustace MP, to carry out further investigations into the cause of mass crab and lobster mortalities off the Teeside and Yorkshire Coast in 2021.