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Forbury Gardens terror attack victims’ families call for urgent change after Judge Coroner says state agencies could have prevented deaths
The families of three men murdered in a terror attack at Forbury Gardens in Reading in June 2020 have called for urgent change after a Judge Coroner concluded that state agencies could have prevented their deaths.
Nonbinary US citizen granted permission to appeal ruling over gender recognition certificate
Ryan Castellucci has been granted permission to appeal the judgment of the High Court that a decision not to issue them a nonbinary Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) was lawful.
Cyclist receives compensation after hospital admits failure to diagnose complex fracture
A keen cyclist who was forced to give up his passion for two years after medical staff at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in south Wales failed to diagnose a complex thumb fracture has been compensated by the health board.
Brazilian quilombola communities sue UK mining company Brazil Iron for environmental damage
More than 100 residents from two quilombola communities (descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves) in Bahia state in Brazil who filed proceedings in September 2023 against UK registered mining companies Brazil Iron Limited and Brazil Iron Trading Limited, have today filed details of their claim at the High Court in London.
Woman receives six figure settlement following ambulance trust’s alleged failure to detect “red flag” symptoms
A woman has a received six figure settlement against an ambulance trust, following their alleged failure to detect “red flag” symptoms of a spinal condition.
Zambian lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action against Anglo American
The Johannesburg High Court has granted permission to appeal an earlier ruling denying class action certification for 140,000 women and children in Kabwe, Zambia.
Asylum seekers can leave guarded encampment on Diego Garcia
A group of asylum seekers who have been stranded on Diego Garcia since October 2021 have today been granted bail allowing them to leave the fenced and guarded encampment in which they have held by the BIOT Commissioner since their arrival two and a half years ago.
Child sexual abuse survivor brings civil legal claim against sex therapist for alleged sex assault and rape
A survivor of child sexual abuse is bringing a civil claim against a sex therapist, alleging that he raped and sexually assaulted her during a therapy session.
Inquest finds neglect contributed to the death of 31-year-old man who took his own life hours after being discharged by hospital mental health team
Jamie Harding, of Essex, died on 4 June 2022 when he deliberately fell from the fifth-floor window of his brother’s flat. An inquest into his death has concluded that there were a series of “significant and repeated failures” on the part of Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (‘EPUT’) in the six months preceding his death, along with an “inadequate” assessment performed of him at Basildon Hospital a few hours before he died.
Lawyers at Leigh Day welcome today’s Government announcement that it will set up a new Infected Blood Expert Group
Lawyers at Leigh Day, who represent around 300 people affected by the contaminated blood scandal, have welcomed the news that the Government is to set up a new Infected Blood Expert Group.
A lack of independent advocacy contributed to a 22-year-old mother taking her own life after her baby was taken into care, an inquest has found
The lack of an independent advocate on a regular, consistent and continuous basis for a 22-year-old mother whose baby was taken into care contributed to her decision to take her own life, an inquest has found.
Government concedes that former Environment Secretary unlawfully granted gamebird release licences for protected areas against Natural England advice
The Government has conceded a claim by environmental group Wild Justice alleging the unlawful grant of licences for the release of gamebirds in and around two protected habitats.