The Latest Breaking News from Leigh Day

Dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ found in blood of residents near UK factory

Almost 70 per cent of the 49 Thornton-Cleveleys residents tested had increased levels of a chemical known as perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff

Retailer wins appeal against 2024 decision forcing it to pay shop workers the same as warehouse employees

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7

Rugby players seek new lawyers for brain injury cases against governing bodies

Richard Boardman has left the case against rugby league and rugby union governing bodies and the players have said the process of appointing new solicitors is under way

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

‘My husband spent two days on a trolley in overrun A&E – weeks later he died from a deadly brain infection’

Tom Frith and his wife were told he could not have an MRI that might have detected the deadly brain condition he had, because it was the weekend – weeks later, he was dead

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Families of children abused by nursery paedophile say failings ‘created perfect hunting ground for a predator’

Vincent Chan was jailed for 18 years for molesting young children in a campaign of sexual abuse dubbed “every parent’s worst nightmare”

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Parents demand prosecution of nursery after paedophile teacher abuse

Vincent Chan molested girls as young as three while working at West Hampstead’s Bright Horizons

The Independent UK · Feb 12

UK law firms consider action on behalf of women who developed brain tumours after using contraceptive

Studies show Depo-Provera users have much higher relative risk of developing meningiomas, although overall risk remains low

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Royal Mail-owned courier faces tribunal over drivers’ rights

Dozens of eCourier workers who deliver vital NHS samples claim they are classed wrongly as self-employed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2

Parents of children abused by paedophile take legal action against London nursery

Families allege Bright Horizons brushed concerns aside allowing Vincent Chan to commit dozens of offences

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1

Great Ormond Street hospital cleaners win racial discrimination appeal

Claim by 80 workers that they were subjected to ‘indirect race discrimination’ by wait for NHS pay terms upheld

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23