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Settlement of claims against Flamingo Group for allegations of abuses in Kenya
Leigh Day represented 192 claimants against Flamingo Group International and its subsidiary, Flamingo Horticulture Kenya Limited. The claims were based on allegations of abuses by security guards and other individuals employed by Flamingo Horticulture Kenya Limited.
Leigh Day expands Liverpool presence with new personal injury solicitor
Law firm Leigh Day has expanded its presence in Liverpool with the addition of personal injury lawyer Dave Eyres, who joins the firm as a senior associate solicitor.
Legal action launched against UK insurer after South African workers claim the company sought to evade labour laws
A group of former South African insurance industry workers have launched legal action against UK-based insurance company Business Insurance Solutions Limited (BISL) and its former chairman, entrepreneur Paul Steffens, accusing them of bullying, and forcing them out of their jobs when they tried to assert their labour rights.
Widow appeals for help after lab technician dies from asbestos cancer
The widow of a laboratory technician who worked across London is appealing to his former colleagues for information following his death from mesothelioma.
Daniel Ryan, 50, died of pneumonia, alone in police cell with insufficient welfare checks
Daniel Ryan, aged 50, died in police custody at Southwick Police Station in Sunderland where a jury concluded that medical care was not obtained due to insufficient welfare checks.
Carpenter who built homes across Northamptonshire dies weeks after asbestos cancer diagnosis as family appeal for witnesses
The family of a carpenter from Corby, Northamptonshire, who died from mesothelioma believe he may have been exposed to asbestos while working on building sites across the county.
Ten years is too long to wait to right the wrongs of the Windrush Scandal
Almost 10 years after the Windrush Scandal broke in the UK, more than 100 lawyers and campaigners have written to the government with a call for urgent action to completely reform the compensation scheme and speed up payments.
Call for witnesses over alleged abuse at Barrow Hills School in 1970s
Lawyers are investigating allegations of serious sexual abuse at Barrow Hills School in Surrey during the 1970s.
Norfolk woman appeals to former school colleagues after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A Norfolk woman is appealing to former colleagues for information after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer nearly exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos.
Inquest into the death of 40-year-old Gareth Evans finds gambling caused him to take his own life
An inquest into the death of 40-year-old Gareth Evans from Surrey has found that a Gambling Disorder contributed to his death by suicide. Gareth died at his flat in Croydon in early November 2021, having left a note to his family indicating that he had taken his own life due to gambling.
Lawyers representing 1.6 million vehicle owners are considering whether to seek permission to appeal following today's High Court judgment in the Dieselgate trial
Following a 13-week trial, after considering 20 representative vehicles across five car manufacturers, a High Court judge found that three vehicles – one Mercedes and two Peugeot/Citroen models – contained Prohibited Defeat Devices (PDDs).
Leicestershire glass blower appeals for help from former colleagues after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A glass blower from Leicestershire is appealing to former colleagues for help after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer primarily caused by asbestos exposure.