2023 News

Law firm Leigh Day is expanding its northern operation with a human rights department in Manchester to focus on legal aid work, as part of its aim to help everyone who needs it to find a way to access justice.

River Action has been granted permission for judicial review of the Environment Agency’s alleged failure to protect the River Wye from pollution.

A son has settled a claim against Whittington Health NHS Trust after his father was deprived of vital medication for more than 40 hours.

The High Court today granted a temporary injunction in favour of 80 residents from two quilombola indigenous communities in Brazil to halt alleged intimidation and harassment by the wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary of UK registered mining companies Brazil Iron Limited (BIL) and Brazil Iron Trading Limited (BITL).

Law firm Leigh Day is continuing its northern expansion by moving into a larger office in a prime location in central Leeds. It will specialise in personal injury and medical negligence claims and allow for more face-to-face contact with northern clients and further support of local hospitals and charities.

The High Court has ordered Peugeot Citroën to provide information and documents about technology in its vehicles allegedly used to cheat emissions tests.

The family of a plumber who worked for various employers across Birmingham in the 1960s and 1970s, including Birmingham City Council, are appealing for information following his death from the rare disease sarcomatoid mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has released a product safety report relating to a climbing harness sold by Fruugo.

The families of 33 people, including eight children, killed by British Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013 have welcomed the official opening of the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan which will be marked by two weeks of hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. The hearings will be held from Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th October and from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th October.

A former "housefather" at Berrow Wood School in Worcestershire was jailed for 27 years last week for abusing children with learning difficulties between 1966 and 1974.

"Tube safety protocols are unsafe” - says Sarah de Lagarde

Two disabled rail passengers have applied for a judicial review of a consultation on plans to close nearly all ticket offices in England, which they say could leave many disabled people unable to use the rail network.