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Coroner calls for better guidance for prisons on hooch and medication following death of prisoner
A coroner has raised concerns over the lack of guidance and national policy for prisons on dealing with illicitly brewed ‘hooch’ alcohol and the handling of medication, following the death of a Portsmouth man in HMP Guys Marsh prison.
Nonbinary citizen to take gender recognition legal challenge to the European Court of Human Rights
Ryan Castellucci and their legal team are preparing to file an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over their right to have their non-binary identity recognised.
Legal challenge to Luton Airport expansion given green light
A legal challenge by Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN) opposing the expansion of London Luton Airport has been given permission to proceed in the High Court.
Settlement for family of vicar, 88, who died after incorrect prescription of anticoagulant medication
The family of a retired Vicar who died aged 88 following an incorrect prescription of anticoagulant medication have settled a claim against West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Missed fourth-degree tear diagnosis leads to woman undergoing colostomy days after birth of her first child
A woman who was left with a fourth-degree perineal tear following the birth of her first child has settled her medical negligence case for half a million pounds.
Worcestershire care home staff did not prioritise resident safety before death of grandmother Margaret Medlicott, coroner concludes
An inquest into the death of Margaret Medlicott, who died after she was pushed over at a care home has concluded that neither she nor the fellow resident who caused her death should have been placed at the home because of restrictions it was under following critical reports from the care watchdog.
Legal challenge against EHRC gender guidance continues
The legal challenge against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) arguing parts of the interim guidance it published following the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman is unlawful is set to continue, with the High Court ordering a hearing take place later this year.
Former Norfolk baked beans factory worker appeals for witnesses after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A woman who worked at a food canning factory which prepared tins of HP baked beans in North Walsham, Norfolk, believes former colleagues could have vital information after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Charity walk marks the ongoing impact of asbestos on Merseyside
A walk raising awareness of asbestos related diseases has seen charities and lawyers campaigning for justice come together to highlight the ongoing suffering caused by the substance.
Family appeal for information following sudden mesothelioma death of former factory apprentice
The family of a former factory apprentice from Hessle, East Yorkshire who died one month after his asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, diagnosis is looking for more information from former colleagues about the factory he worked at.
Survivors of abuse at London private boys’ school secure justice after decades of silence
Two men have settled claims against the Whitgift Foundation for childhood sexual abuse they suffered from teacher Paul Dodd at Whitgift School.
Survivors of alleged child sex abuse linked to a school on a British Army barracks pursue legal claim after Royal Military Police investigation closed
Survivors of alleged child sex abuse at a British Army-run school in Germany say they are pursuing a legal claim against the Ministry of Defence for the abuse they endured, after the Royal Military Police closed its investigation into the allegations.