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Injured consumer takes e-commerce giant, Amazon, to High Court in novel case
A man injured while using a power tool he bought from Amazon has started legal proceedings in the High Court against the world’s largest online retailer.
Family of former Guy’s Hospital worker appeal for information after death linked to asbestos
The family of a woman who worked as an administrative clerk at Guy’s Hospital in Southwark, London for more than two decades is appealing to her former colleagues for information following her death from an asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.
Social justice organisation has “serious concerns” over planned Foreign Office job swap scheme with Shell and BAE Systems
Social justice organisation The Corner House has instructed lawyers to raise serious concerns about the lawfulness of plans for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) staff and workers from Shell and BAE Systems to be involved in a job exchange.
Plans for giant intensive poultry unit in Norfolk overturned
Planning permission for a giant intensive poultry unit in Norfolk which was set to house 310,000 chickens has been overturned after legal pressure from campaign group Coalition Against Factory Farming (CAFF).
Lisa Nandy meets family of kickboxer Alex Eastwood
The parents of Alex Eastwood, who died as a result of a head injury sustained in a kickboxing match, met with Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy on Tuesday 5 August 2025.
Substantial settlement for chemical factory worker exposed to asbestos by British manufacturing giant ICI
A former chemical factory worker has received a substantial financial settlement after a court found he was exposed to asbestos by one of Britain’s largest manufacturers, Imperial Chemical Industries.
Gaza families make urgent call for detail on children’s medical evacuation scheme
Families calling for their children to be urgently evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment have welcomed the announcement of a UK government scheme to help.
Lawyers call for answers over DWP compensation payment calculation
Lawyers whose action led to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) setting up a scheme to pay thousands of disability benefits claimants up to £452 million in backdated payments are demanding answers over the way the payments are being calculated.
Court hearing for Wild Justice’s legal challenge against Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Arguments for a legal challenge against the government over the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will be made in a High Court hearing later this year.
Abuser sentenced for 22 years in prison following multiple historic sex offences towards children
An abuser from Wiltshire has been sentenced for 22 years in prison after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences, some after nearly 40 years.
Environmental damage claim by Brazilian quilombola communities to be heard in English courts after Brazil Iron refused permission to appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Brazil Iron to overturn a High Court judgment which ruled that two quilombola communities (descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves) in Brazil can bring their environmental damage claim against the mining company in the English courts.
Husband died after a failure to recall him to hospital when serious infection in his blood was diagnosed by laboratory
A husband and father died from catastrophic brain injury and multiorgan failure after delays to treat a staph infection after it was spotted by a hospital laboratory.