2020 News

The widow of a former British Rail worker has secured a settlement following the death of her husband from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.

The lead lawyers in the legal action against Volkswagen on behalf of thousands of UK owners of Volkswagen vehicles, over the use of cheat devices on its diesel cars, has said it is delighted after the German car giant was denied permission to appeal a High Court ruling, from April this year, that found that VW had used the cheat devices on its vehicles.

Transport Action Network (TAN) has been granted permission for judicial review of the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' decision to go ahead with the £27 billion roads programme (Roads Investment Strategy 2 or RIS2).

One of London Fire Brigade's four-legged detectives with a nose for sniffing out the cause of fires is being sponsored by a law firm which specialises in claims for household appliance blazes.

Environmental campaigner Chris Packham CBE says the case for HS2 should be revisited despite today's disappointing Court of Appeal ruling.

A former football coach who is already serving a 30-year prison sentence for child abuse has admitted the sexual abuse of two more complainants, one of whom is represented by Leigh Day lawyers.

​A judgment given by the High Court today found that the Lord Chancellor was under no legal obligation to carry out a review of the impact of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 reforms despite the clear commitments given by the government to do so.

A man has settled his medical negligence claim for more than double the hospital's original offer.

A group of 218 current and former Kenyan tea workers have filed a formal complaint against Unilever today for its failure to respect international human rights standards following widespread violence at the multinational's largest tea plantation.

A woman whose follow-up care for bowel surgery left her with irreversible kidney damage has been awarded a settlement which will allow her to continue to pursue her claim at a later date.

A maternity safety inquiry has been launched by the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee.

Groups representing families affected by the use in pregnancy of the epilepsy drug, Sodium Valproate, are determined to press on to see the recommendations of the Cumberlege Review fulfilled as soon as possible.