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Plans to expand oil and gas production site in Lincolnshire quashed
North Lincolnshire Council has conceded that planning permission for the expansion of a fossil fuel extraction site in Wressle should not have been granted following the threat of legal action from environmental campaigner Sandie Stratford.
Man went blind in one eye after Specsavers faxed a referral for emergency eye surgery to the wrong hospital
A man from Kidderminster has received a six-figure settlement for a life-altering eye injury he suffered after Specsavers admitted they were negligent in failing to properly refer him for emergency surgery.
Campaigns to remove asbestos in schools are welcomed by lawyers
Campaigns highlighting the ongoing and significant danger of asbestos in schools have been welcomed by Harminder Bains, Joint Head of the Asbestos and Industrial Injuries Department at Leigh Day.
Witness appeal: Allegations of abuse at private prep school
Law firm Leigh Day is appealing for information from former students who attended King’s House School, following allegations of sexual abuse.
Parents of baby Oliver Steeper, who died after choking on his food at nursery, welcome new safer eating measures for nurseries after three-year campaign
The parents of Oliver Steeper have welcomed new Department for Education (DFE) regulations to ensure safer eating for children in nurseries and early years childcare settings.
Legal claim launched for Exmouth businesses impacted by sewage spills
Businesses and residents in Exmouth who say they have suffered as a result of South West Water sewage pollution have launched a groundbreaking legal claim led by law firm Leigh Day.
Young mother's 10-year wait for Nottingham University Hospitals Trust to admit failures led to the stillbirth of her son
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has admitted to a mother the failings that led to her son’s stillbirth, after a decade.
Inquest finds mother of two suffering from psychotic depression took her own life whilst on unescorted leave from mental health hospital
An inquest into the death of 34-year-old Abigail Menoret has concluded that she died by suicide whilst on unescorted leave under the care of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Leigh Day lawyer Julia Reynolds will host legal clinic for families seeking advice on birth injury concerns
Cardiff-based partner Julia Reynolds will be holding a legal clinic to hear families' individual stories, following the announcement of an independent inquiry into Swansea maternity care.
Lord Lipsey highlights deterioration of River Wye in House of Lords
In a speech to the House of Lords, Lord David Lipsey discussed the deteriorating state of the River Wye, highlighting the decline of salmon, sickness to children and 'rotten egg odours’ which residents had been experiencing.
Woman receives six-figure settlement following a haemorrhage and a pulmonary embolism during childbirth
A woman from Northamptonshire has received a six-figure settlement from Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust after haemorrhaging during childbirth and experiencing a pulmonary embolism.
Leigh Day human rights lawyer partners with Seen & Heard CIC as a legal ambassador
Human rights lawyer Dino Nocivelli is supporting Seen & Heard as a legal ambassador.