What Is Asbestos? Where It Is Found And The Risks Of Exposure

Over a series of short articles, I intend to examine ways in which legal advisers in the field of trusts and tax can methodically minimise risk in the way that they advise.

This comprehensive guide examines the procedural framework of LCIA arbitration from commencement through enforcement, analyzing strategic decisions at each stage including tribunal formation, document production, interim relief mechanisms, and cost allocation.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over 10 years to settle claims by 52 US state and territory attorneys general in the largest state consumer-protection settlement in American history outside tobacco. The settlement imposes binding child-safety obligations including time limits and age assurance, but leaves the core algorithmic feed unchanged and raises questions about whether this represents genuine accountability or a commercially managed outcome.

A High Court ruling examines a contentious dispute between a video game developer and publisher over milestone-based funding and "step in" rights for the first-person shooter Six Days in Fallujah. With over $50 million in development costs at stake and allegations of conspiracy to acquire proprietary source code, the court declined to grant either party interim control of the game's development, leaving both sides without the "keys to the kingdom" pending a full trial.

The decision makes it very clear that the consequences for lawyers who breach their professional obligations by misusing AI are likely to be serious.

The Civil Justice Council has released its Final Report on AI use in court documents, proposing 15 recommendations that balance innovation with integrity in civil litigation. The report introduces differentiated disclosure requirements for witnesses versus experts, while maintaining existing professional duties for legal representatives in written advocacy.

A split-second decision can change lives forever. In one-punch manslaughter cases, a single impulsive blow, perhaps thrown in anger, fear or misguided bravado, leads to a tragic death. These ‘death by a single punch’ incidents are more common in the UK than many realise. Dozens of families every year are left devastated, with one family grieving an unimaginable loss, and another family shocked and fearful as their loved one faces a homicide investigation for an outcome no one intended. It’s a tragic reality, one moment of anger, one fatal assault involving a single blow, and two lives (and families) ruined.

That has changed and since 31 July 2020, it has been possible to raise group proceedings (also known as class or mass actions) in Scotland. This means that two or more people with the same...

The Commercial Court ruled on a USD 29 million dispute over an LNG carrier charterparty's index-linked pricing formula, determining whether the "JKM-TTF spread" operated bidirectionally or only when JKM exceeded TTF. The decision examines how unprecedented market conditions—where European gas prices surged above Asian prices due to the Ukraine war—tested the contractual formula's application and whether rectification could remedy an alleged drafting oversight.

This edition focuses on rulings issued between February 16, 2018, and June 15, 2018.

More than 70,000 OLED television models have been recalled by manufacturer LG in response to a fire safety scare.

Suzanne White, medical negligence partner, discusses the fatal dangers of air emboli and how the risk they pose can be reduced.

LONDON AND JOHANNESBURG – 21 October 2020 – Lawyers from Mbuyisa Moleele and Leigh Day today announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed against ...

In the latest development of the Dieselgate scandal, former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will stand trial in Germany for fraud, tax evasion and breaching competition laws.

A former football coach who is already serving a 30-year prison sentence for child abuse has been sentenced to four years in prison for sexual abuse of two more complainants, ...

Healthcare lawyer Suzanne White has voiced serious concerns following a report that baby deaths were not reported to the coroner by the East Kent NHS Trust.

The diabetic woman, who we have called Lydia, was treated for the removal of kidney stones, but an underlying condition was missed.

Women are being warned of the dangers of taking sleeping pill Modafinil (Provigil) during pregnancy.

Sepsis Awareness Month highlights the critical importance of early diagnosis, but what happens when recognition comes too late? Through real client cases, this article examines the devastating long-term consequences of delayed sepsis treatment—from chronic pain and mobility loss to organ failure and permanent neurological damage—revealing why every hour of delay can alter lives forever.

Millions apply cosmetics daily without considering potential asbestos contamination in talc-based products like face powder and eyeshadow. This examination reveals how asbestos fibres can infiltrate makeup during the mining process, the devastating health risks posed by contaminated cosmetics, and the legal rights available to consumers who have suffered harm from exposure to these dangerous products.