ArticleMenopause And Perineal InjuryLeigh Day's weekly webinars for the Women's Rights in Healthcare series continue to cover important topics that have low public awareness, variable quality of care and treatment, and often...United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day
ArticleCabinet Office Facing Legal Challenge Over Census 2021 The Sikh Federation (UK) has been granted permission by Mr Justice Lewis for a full Judicial Review hearing in the High Court, expected to take place in October 2020.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleReminiscing About Route 66William Broadbent from Leigh Day's cycling team reminisces on his discovery of cycling through the National Cycle Network and one 'iconic' route in particular.United KingdomTransportLeigh Day
ArticleFamilies Need Answers Into Baby Deaths And Substandard Care In UK Maternity UnitsThe sounds of a call for a public inquiry into incidents of poor care around childbirth in the UK are becoming increasingly louder.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day
ArticleCamellia Plc Faces Legal Claim In London For Alleged Systemic Human Rights Abuses By Its Kenyan SubsidiarySeventy-nine Kenyans have launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia Plc (and other UK companies in the Camellia Group) for alleged human rights abuses by its Kenyan subsidiary, Kakuzi Plc.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleECOWAS Court Finds Togo Violated Freedom Of Expression During 2017 ProtestsIn recent times, it has become the norm for images and videos to be shared on the internet in real time during political protestsUnited KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleInquest Into Death Of Leo Latifi, Aged NineLeo Latifi, aged nine, tragically died after a locker unit toppled over in a school changing room on 23 May 2019. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleHuman Rights In Everyday LifeMost of us are familiar with the term ‘Human Rights' but might not know with what it really means, and how it affects our everyday lives.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleLegal Case Calls For Inquiry And New Laws To Protect Against Russian Interference In UK Democratic ProcessThe Citizens supported by a group of cross-party parliamentarians, is calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to instigate an independent investigation into the role of Russia...WorldwideGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleUnlicensed COVID-19 Vaccine Must Be Accompanied By Redress Scheme To Protect PublicZahra Nanji argues that there must be a redress scheme in place to protect consumers in case of adverse reactions to a COVID-19 vaccine that could be marketed before it is licensed.United KingdomConsumer ProtectionLeigh Day
ArticleEvidence Given To Maternity Safety InquiryThey blame a lack of training, a lack of transparency, a failure to learn from mistakes and to change practice when it is clear where things have gone wrong.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day
ArticleBlack History Month: The Mau Mau CaseIn the context of Black History Month, David Roberts and Alex Wessely reflect on the Mau Mau case, which ran for four years between June 2009 and June 2013, and which shone a light on Britain's colonial past. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleWidow Of Shipbreaking Worker Free To Pursue Negligence ClaimA widow whose husband was killed while dismantling a large vessel in a shipbreaking yard on the beaches of Bangladesh can press ahead with her claim against the UK-based shipping company...United KingdomTransportLeigh Day
ArticleDomestic Abuse, The Hostile Environment And A PandemicTrainee solicitor Claire Powell discusses how the government is failing to protect migrant women affected by domestic abuse in the COVID-19 pandemic.United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Leigh Day
ArticleDamning CQC Report Into Cygnet Health Care Yew Trees Hospital, EssexI was extremely saddened but not surprised to read in the news this week of the physical and emotional abuse of vulnerable patients at the Cygnet Health Care Yew Trees hospital in Kirby le Soken,...United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day
ArticleHeadway Action For Brain Injury WeekOur memory enables us to remember information, experiences and people, and store that information so that we can recall it minutes, weeks, months and even years later.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLeigh Day
Article£500,000 Settlement Secured For Woman With Endometriosis Which Had Been Left Undiagnosed For Nearly 15 YearsNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has settled the case out of court after it admitted that a laparoscopy should have been performed in 2001 United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLeigh Day
ArticleThe All Party Parliamentary Group On Endometriosis: Report October 2020Stephen Clarkson and Claire Powell discuss the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report into the outcomes of its inquiry into endometriosis, published today, 19 October, 2020.United KingdomConsumer ProtectionLeigh Day
ArticleBlack History Month: The Responsibility Of The Global CorporationIn the context of Black History Month Stephen Bilko considers how a Nigerian community's struggle with a global corporation has its roots in the long distant past.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleDid Someone Call For More Cycle Paths?Stevenage is famed for its cycle paths and infrastructure built around the vision of Eric Claxton the engineer for the planning of the new town from 1946, and its Chief engineer between 1963 and...United KingdomTransportLeigh Day