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Two Bahraini dissidents are preparing for a further court hearing in their landmark case to determine whether the Kingdom of Bahrain is afforded immunity over allegations that it used spyware against them while living in the UK.

The wife of a former welder in South West London is looking for information following her diagnosis with an incurable form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure, which she believes may have been caused by washing her husband’s work clothes.

The family of Agnes Wanjiru has written to the new Secretary of State for Defence asking him to honour the commitments he made when in the shadow cabinet to “pursue justice for Agnes and her family”, to ensure “the fullest co-operation with Kenyan detectives” and to commence “an inquiry into the possible cover-up from commanding officers, military police or the MoD”.

A survivor of abuse by the former housemaster and English teacher Philip Batten has settled his civil claim against Royal Alexandra and Albert School (in Reigate) and Surrey County Council for £50,000.

A woman from Sheffield has received a five-figure settlement from Allergan Ltd after being diagnosed with breast implant-related cancer.

The UK government has been asked to arrange the immediate removal to the UK of asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, the largest island in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT).

Wild Justice is challenging the over-grazing of Dartmoor’s commons to try to help internationally important areas of heathland back into favourable condition.

A woman has received a five-figure settlement from a tour operator after allegedly suffering a sexual assault by a hotel employee whilst on holiday in the Maldives.

A jury has returned conclusions of unlawful killing, contributed to by neglect, and accidental death, contributed to by neglect, in respect of two premature babies poisoned with Sodium Nitrite in error 12 days apart at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 2020.

A judicial review to challenge the decision to allow the development of a gas power station with carbon capture technology in Teesside will be heard at the High Court.

A judgment handed down by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on Thursday 18 July 2024 upheld the decision that private hire cab and courier company Addison Lee must pay £125,000 in deposit orders to continue with certain parts of its defence in workers’ rights legal challenge.

Lawyers at Leigh Day, who represent a growing number of workers diagnosed with silicosis after manufacturing engineered stone kitchen worktops, say tougher safety measures are urgently needed to stop the rise in the deadly disease.