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Leigh Day legal work in securing reversal in academic freedom case recognised at SMK National Campaigner Awards

Human rights lawyers at Leigh Day have been named runners-up in the Best Use of Law category at the 2026 National Campaigner Awards, hosted by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation (SMK), for its legal work helping to secure a reversal by Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in significant academic freedom case.

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Employment – discrimination and harassment Employment Employment law

Tribunal to hear NHS doctor’s discrimination claim over suspension linked to Gaza social media posts

A British Jordanian NHS doctor bringing discrimination and harassment claims after he was suspended from his job at the Royal Free Hospital in London following a complaint about his social media posts relating to the treatment of Palestinians in Gaza will have his case heard at the London Central Employment Tribunal from 15 June 2026.

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Human rights International Environment Public law Grenada West Indies

Grenada community group considers legal action over Woodford’s Rayneau Development

A community organisation in Grenada has put the country’s Planning and Development Authority on notice of potential legal action over the approval and ongoing construction of a major industrial development in Woodford, St John.

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