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Covid Inquiry to hear from representative of those seriously injured or bereaved as a result of AstraZeneca vaccine
The wife of a man left with brain damage after receiving the AstraZeneca (AZUK) vaccine is due to give evidence to Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Wednesday 15 January 2025.
Joint report submitted to UN Economic, Social and Cultural Rights committee to urge UK to meet its obligation to promote and respect the natural resource rights of all people
A joint report has been submitted to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) calling on it to urge the UK government to protect and promote the natural resource rights of people around the world.
Watercress farmer alleges sewage spill damage by Southern Water
A watercress farmer in Andover, Hampshire, has sent a legal letter to Southern Water after a sewage spill allegedly damaged his watercress beds and business.
Stop Uyghur Genocide welcomes Parliamentary Committee’s interrogation of Shein supply chains
Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) has welcomed the Business and Trade Committee’s robust interrogation of a Shein legal representative over the fashion company’s supply chains.
Judge rules Addison Lee drivers are workers and entitled to backpay
A judge has ruled all Addison Lee drivers should be classified as workers, following a historic case brought by hundreds of drivers who are now entitled to workers' rights and backdated compensation for holiday pay and loss of earnings.
Mother suffered physical and mental harm due to three-month delay in brain tumour diagnosis
A settlement has been secured on behalf of a family whose mother’s brain tumour diagnosis was delayed in the years before her death aged 33.
More than 700 McDonald’s junior crew members join legal action against fast-food giant over allegations of widespread harassment
Hundreds of young current and former crew members have joined legal action against McDonald’s after allegations of widespread harassment across its UK franchises were made public.
Settlement for family of former Cardiff mill worker who died aged 48 from asbestos-related cancer
A settlement has been secured for the family of a man who worked at a paper mill in Cardiff after his death at the age of 48 from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
Woman given hepatitis C during infected blood scandal launches legal challenge over “unfair and discriminatory” compensation scheme
A woman who contracted hepatitis C during the infected blood scandal has launched a legal challenge to the government’s new Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, which she says unfairly discriminates against people with the virus.
Stop Uyghur Genocide serves Shein spokesperson with dossier alleging supply chain abuses before they give evidence to Parliamentary Committee
Lawyers acting for Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) have provided Shein’s in house lawyer with a dossier of evidence alleging supply chain abuses ahead of the company’s appearance before the Business and Trade Select Committee on Tuesday 7 January.