2026 News

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.

Lawyers are investigating allegations of serious sexual abuse at Barrow Hills School in Surrey during the 1970s.

A Norfolk woman is appealing to former colleagues for information after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer nearly exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos.

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.

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).

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.

Thirty people who allege they or their family members were killed, wounded or tortured by security forces at a gold mine in Tanzania are taking legal action against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) claiming it is wrongly certifying gold from the mine as free from human rights abuses. 

A woman from Preston whose husband died from mesothelioma, a cancer primarily caused by exposure to asbestos, has received a six-figure settlement from his former employer.

Campaign and environment group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE) have applied for permission to appeal the High Court’s decision to dismiss its legal challenge against the government’s approval of Gatwick Airport’s second runway.

Medical negligence lawyers at Leigh Day have welcomed the government’s announcement to appoint the UK’s first Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner following Baroness Valerie Amos’s independent review of maternity and neonatal services, describing the move as an important step towards improving safety, accountability and consistency of care across England.

The abuse team at law firm Leigh Day has been contacted by more than 50 families who have made allegations about punitive disciplinary practices in schools.

The High Court has ruled that a trial should be held in May 2028 to consider a legal claim by more than 1700 Malawian villagers against Primark owner Associated British Foods plc (ABF), following flooding that destroyed their village and left five adults and two children dead.