ArticleTrial Begins For Ex-CEO Of AudiRupert Stadler is facing charges of "fraud, falsifying certification and false advertising" for his alleged role in "Dieselgate".United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLeigh Day
ArticleWild Justice Granted Permission To Apply For Judicial Review Into Impact Of Release Of GamebirdsThe Judge said a hearing by October, 2020 was needed, in plenty of time before the release of gamebirds in July 2021.European UnionEnvironmentLeigh Day
ArticlePregnant Then Screwed Applies For Judicial Review Over Effect Of SEISS On Pregnant WomenCampaign group Pregnant Then Screwed has issued legal proceedings against the Chancellor and in doing so will argue that the implementation of the Self-Employment...United KingdomEmployment and HRLeigh Day
ArticleHearing To Be Held Into Decision To Grant Permit For One Of Europe's Biggest Waste IncineratorsJudges will hear arguments from lawyers representing campaign group No Essex Incinerator Limited (also known as Parishes Against Incinerator: PAIN) as to why the claim should proceed to a full hearingUnited KingdomEnvironmentLeigh Day
ArticleBow Crane Collapse A 'Never Event'The 20m (65ft) crane crashed on to the development and two terrace houses in Compton Close in East London on 8 July 2020. United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day
ArticleSolicitors Welcome Reports Of An Inquiry Into COVID-19 Deaths Of NHS And Care WorkersSolicitors have welcomed the news that there will be an investigation into the death of hundreds of frontline NHS and social care workers from coronavirus.United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Leigh Day
ArticleFamily Of Errol Graham Granted Permission For Judicial Review Challenging DWPMr Graham was found having starved to death aged 57 on 20 June 2018 in his flat. His Employment Support Allowance and Housing Benefit...United KingdomEmployment and HRLeigh Day
ArticleAppeal Launched For Legal Challenge To EU Directive On Renewable EnergyThe challenge to the RED II was rejected by the lower court without a hearing in March 2019 on the grounds that the claimants, a group of individuals...United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesLeigh Day
ArticleSettlement For Late British Ex-Pat Following Asbestos-Related ClaimA man who was exposed to asbestos while working as a process worker for Imperial Chemical Industries at their plant in Clitheroe, Lancashire, in the 1960s and early 1970s, received...United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesLeigh Day
ArticleEthical Certifications: Can We Really Trust Them?During the 1970s and 1980s, growing consumer awareness of the power held by multinational corporations and the abuses taking place throughout the supply chains of products consumed in...United KingdomEnvironmentLeigh Day
ArticleMPs Challenge Abolition Of Online Parliament As UnlawfulMPs have called for the restoration of democratic rights of 250 MPs who are shielding from the COVID-19 pandemic and claim they have been unlawfully blocked from Parliamentary debate.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorLeigh Day
ArticleFurther Hearing In Transport Action Network's Application For Judicial Review Of RIS2 DecisionTAN was granted permission in July to apply for judicial review of the green light for the multi billion pounds roads expansion programme on the grounds of its climate change impact.United KingdomTransportLeigh Day
ArticleCoronavirus And The Impact On NeurorehabilitationAt the time of writing, it is over four months since the UK's lockdown measures were introduced in an effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.United KingdomCoronavirus (COVID-19)Leigh Day
ArticleEast Kent NHS Trust Faces Prosecution Over Death Of Newborn BabyThe Care Quality Commission is to charge the trust with exposing baby Harry Richford and his mother Sarah to "significant risk of avoidable harm" under regulation 12 of the CQC's fundamental standard.United KingdomCriminal LawLeigh Day
ArticleDisabled Student Wins Right To Be Considered For Universal CreditThe ruling also affects other disabled students who have been refused universal credit.United KingdomEmployment and HRLeigh Day
ArticleSupreme Court Hearing In Asda Workers Equal Pay BattleThe Supreme Court is hearing an appeal by Asda against a ruling by the Court of Appeal in January 2019 that the roles of shop workers could be compared to those of warehouse staff.United KingdomEmployment and HRLeigh Day
ArticleDieselgate: How Consumer Law Can Help Protect The EnvironmentBoz Michaelowska-Howells and Jessica Derwent discuss how consumer law can be a force for good when it comes to protecting the environment.United KingdomEnvironmentLeigh Day
ArticleConcerns Raised About Zombie Batteries In Time For Halloween A Halloween campaign has been launched to highlight and combat the serious fire risk of so called "zombie lithium batteries".United KingdomEnvironmentLeigh Day
ArticleAnnouncement Of Maternity Safety Inquiry Welcomed By Healthcare LawyersAn announcement of the inquiry was made by the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee chair, former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, on Friday, 24 July.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day
ArticleSodium Valproate Families Looking For A Way AheadThe safety of your unborn baby is undoubtedly of paramount importance to a woman who is considering a pregnancy.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesLeigh Day