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Leigh Day news 2023
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First Black Maternal Health Conference
The Motherhood Group, founded by Sandra Igwe, will host a Black Maternal Health Conference that aims to create change by bringing together clinicians, service providers and Black mothers.
Supreme Court sitting in Manchester to hear Palestinians’ challenge to exclusion from refugees scheme in UK
In the Supreme Court’s first sittings in Manchester, on Thursday 9 March 2023, justices will hear an appeal by a Palestinian refugee who claims they should have been allowed the opportunity to settle in the UK under the government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS).
Abbott Laboratories – recalled pacemaker devices
Product safety lawyers are investigating claims on behalf of patients who have been implanted with potentially defective pacemakers manufactured by Abbott Laboratories (formerly known as St. Jude Medical).
Law firm representing hundreds of Liverpool FC fans say UEFA refund scheme does not go far enough
Leigh Day has confirmed that UEFA’s announcement of a special refund scheme following the 2022 Champions League Final will not impact the legal action it is pursuing on behalf of fans.
Rights & Security International concerns about Prevent and Channel referrals data on race
Rights & Security International (RSI) has raised concerns about trends it believes are suggested by data on ethnicity and race from the Government’s Prevent and Channel programmes.
FII: Parents & Carers Alliance Gloucestershire meet lawyer
The Parent and Carer Alliance CIC (Alliance) will hold a meeting with a legal academic and a human rights lawyer on Tuesday 14 March to share their concerns about significant numbers of allegations, by Gloucestershire County Council, of parent blame and fabricated and induced illness (FII) involving families whose children have disabilities.
Leigh Day wins Employment firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards 2023
Leigh Day has been awarded Employment Firm of the Year and lawyers Linda Wong and Ryan Bradshaw were nominated for Lawyer of the Year and Rising Star of the Year.
Asbestos at St Gabriel’s Primary School led to teacher's death 48 years later
A retired teacher died of cancer caused by contact with asbestos when St Gabriel’s Primary School, Middleton, was being fitted out in the summer of 1974.
Protect Dunsfold wins permission for statutory review of decision to allow exploratory oil and gas well in Surrey
Protect Dunsfold has been granted permission by the Planning Court to legally challenge a government decision to allow an exploratory oil and gas well to be drilled in Dunsfold near to the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Four in five drivers working in the gig economy say their earnings do not cover cost of living, according to a Leigh Day survey
In a recent survey conducted by law firm Leigh Day, Addison Lee and Bolt drivers disclosed their working conditions, with half claiming to have worked 12-hour days and nearly 75% reporting six-day work weeks.
Supreme Court rules 100-year-old statutory trust gives Shrewsbury people rights over public recreation land despite sale by council for housing
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a resident who claimed a statutory trust created in 1926 gives residents rights of recreation over a piece of land even after Shrewsbury Town Council sold it to a developer.
John’s Campaign, Relatives & Residents Association and Patients Association have Core Participant Status for healthcare module of Covid Inquiry
John’s Campaign, Relatives & Residents Association and the Patients Association have been granted Core Participant Status for Module 3 of the Covid Inquiry. Module 3 will consider the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.