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Former Imperial Chemical Industries Limited employee secures settlement following diagnosis with asbestos-related cancer
A former Harrogate factory worker at Imperial Chemical Industries Limited (ICI) has received a substantial sum from the company due to his exposure asbestos while working there throughout the 1960s and 70s, which led to him being diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Inquest finds failures in care provided to a 56-year-old woman diagnosed with menorrhagia and uterine fibroids
An inquest has concluded that there were failures in the care of a 56-year-old woman including breakdowns in communication which led to a recommended surgery not being performed.
Family appeals for advice on National Dock Labour Board worker’s death
The family of a man who worked in London docks are appealing for help from his former colleagues after he died from asbestosis, a chronic lung condition caused by exposure to asbestos.
First environmental collective action claim launched on behalf of millions of customers overcharged by water companies
A legal claim has been issued against one of six UK water companies who are facing legal collective actions for allegedly abusing their dominant market position by underreporting the number of times they cause pollution incidents and overcharging customers as a result.
Statement in support of Jacqueline McKenzie, head of immigration and asylum at Leigh Day
This statement is made on behalf of all partners at Leigh Day in support of our head of immigration and asylum, partner Jacqueline McKenzie
Protect Dunsfold applies for permission to appeal ruling that exploratory oil and gas well in Surrey is lawful
Protect Dunsfold Ltd is applying for permission to appeal against the High Court’s ruling that it is lawful for the government to allow an exploratory oil and gas well to be dug in Dunsfold near the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Ex-British Uralite worker develops pleural thickening from asbestos exposure
A man has settled his claim and received an admission of liability from Kent-based British Uralite following his development of pleural thickening caused by exposure to asbestos.
DWP in breach of equality laws after failure to communicate accessibly with blind benefits claimants
The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) failure to provide blind people with accessible communications about their benefits is unlawful after a claimant took legal action against them.
Lawyers call for more protection for people with allergies as new data shows hospital admissions more than doubled over the last 20 years
Food safety lawyers from Leigh Day have renewed their calls for greater regulation to protect those with allergies as new figures show the number of admissions to hospitals in England for allergies and anaphylaxis have more than doubled over the last two decades.
Government axes guidance that led to defence weapons expert Daniel Kaszeta being “no platformed” at international conference
The Government has dropped civil service guidance that was used to no-platform chemical weapons expert Dan Kaszeta from an international conference.
Niger Delta communities back in High Court to fight Shell’s further attempt to delay legal case
A critical point in the legal cases brought by two Niger Delta communities, Ogale and Bille, and over 13,000 individual residents, against oil giant Shell will take place at a five-day hearing in the High Court in London from Monday 24 July to Friday 28 July 2023.
Former Salford office worker appeals for information following mesothelioma diagnosis
A woman recently diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer is appealing for information from her former colleagues at Braileys Electroplaters Ltd and Milford Astor Ltd where she worked throughout the 1950s.