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Widow of shipbreaking worker free to pursue negligence claim
A widow whose husband was killed while dismantling a large vessel in a shipbreaking yard on the beaches of Bangladesh can press ahead with her claim against the UK-based shipping company involved in the vessel's sale.
Disabled woman given permission to legally challenge Norfolk County Council care charging policy
A young woman who has Down syndrome has been granted permission for Judicial Review of Norfolk County Council's policy of charging people for essential care and support.
Pregnant then Screwed applies for Judicial Review over effect of SEISS on pregnant women
Campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed has issued legal proceedings against the Chancellor and in doing so will argue that the implementation of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) discriminates against women.
MPs challenge abolition of online Parliament as unlawful
MPs have called for the restoration of democratic rights of 250 MPs who are shielding from the COVID-19 pandemic and claim they have been unlawfully blocked from Parliamentary debate.
Bow crane collapse a 'never event'
Following the crane collapse on houses and a block of flats in Bow, London, which resulted in the tragic death of a women and injuries to four other people, the lawyer who represented victims of the Battersea crane collapse in 2006, which killed two people, has said that incidents such as these should be considered 'never-events'.
Cabinet Office facing legal challenge over Census 2021
The Sikh Federation (UK) has been granted permission by Mr Justice Lewis for a full Judicial Review hearing in the High Court, expected to take place in October 2020.
Wildlife campaigners launch legal case to challenge the humaneness of the badger cull
Wildlife campaign group Wild Justice has launched a legal case challenging Natural England's failure to ensure that badgers are being killed humanely as part of the annual cull to help prevent the spread of bovine TB.
Campaign Against Arms Trade considers legal move as Government resumes arms-sales-to-Saudi licenses
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is considering what legal options are available after the Government announced that it will resume the granting of new licences for arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the rest of the coalition that is bombing Yemen.
Cumberlege Review: Sodium Valproate organisations' response to First Do No Harm report
Groups representing families affected by the use in pregnancy of the epilepsy drug Sodium Valproate have delivered their response to the Cumberlege Review, published July 8.
Appeal launched for legal challenge to EU Directive on Renewable Energy
An appeal has been launched in the EU's highest court to enable a legal challenge to biomass rules in the EU Directive on Renewable Energy, known as RED II to be heard.