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Wild Justice set to challenge over-grazing of Dartmoor Special Area of Conservation
Wild Justice is challenging the over-grazing of Dartmoor’s commons to try to help internationally important areas of heathland back into favourable condition.
Woman receives settlement following alleged sexual assault whilst on holiday in the Maldives
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.
Jury concludes Sunny Parker-Propst was unlawfully killed and neglect contributed to the of death Elena Ali
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.
Legal challenge to decision to build new power station on Teesside to be heard in High Court
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.
Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds decision that Addison Lee must pay six-figure deposit orders to continue legal claim defence
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 representing growing number of engineered stone workers with silicosis say tougher safety measures are urgently needed
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.
Historic Supreme Court Finch judgment achieves triple success for Leigh Day environment lawyers
A determined legal fight led by Leigh Day environment team achieved an historic decision at the Supreme Court which brought victory for clients fighting fossil fuel production plans across the country.
Legal challenge aims to halt growth of intensive poultry industry in River Severn catchment
A legal challenge to Shropshire Council over its decision to give planning permission for a major intensive poultry unit aims to halt the further spread of industrial scale chicken farming both in the county and the wider catchment of the River Severn.
Government will not defend Cumbria mine legal challenges
The government has admitted a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria was permitted unlawfully following a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court last month.
Suffolk Energy Action Solutions (SEAS) disappointed at court’s refusal to hear arguments that payments to landowners distort arguments against developments
A community group opposed to the massive concrete development of an area of rural Suffolk to facilitate offshore windfarms have voiced their major disappointment at being refused permission to take their fight any further in the courts.
Planning inspector’s decision to allow oil production in Biscathorpe in Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty quashed after concession from Secretary of State
The decision to allow an oil drilling operation in the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB) has been quashed following a concession from the Secretary of State weeks after a landmark Supreme Court judgment on fossil fuel production.
Inquest concludes death of Joshua Leader, 35, was suicide contributed to by neglect at Essex Partnership University Trust
An inquest into the death of 35-year-old Joshua Leader, has concluded that his death was suicide contributed to by neglect at Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT), who were responsible for his care.