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Christmas hope for Covid bereaved as landmark £200million lawsuit against Tories begins

The government has been told a £200million lawsuit is set to be launched by families of those who died 'without even being able to say goodbye' due to Tory blunders during the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror

Families of care home residents who died in pandemic preparing for legal action

Leigh Day is representing 22 people who each have one or more family members who died, some in hospital but the majority in care homes.

The Independent UK

Grieving relatives plan legal action against government over Covid care home deaths

The government and potential co-defendants have been alerted to the pending legal action

Evening Standard

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My son is suffering after £20,000 compensation cheque was lost

He was injured in an accident and needs the Esure payment for rehabilitation

The Guardian - UK

Top accreditor of gold refiners sued over alleged human rights abuse

A British law firm said on Tuesday it had brought a case against the world's most important accreditor of gold refineries for renewing a refiner's certification despite alleged human rights abuses at a mine supplying it with gold.

Reuters

Lawsuit demands justice for Zambians 'poisoned' by lead mine

A class action lawsuit targeting mining giant Anglo American over alleged health problems caused by lead mines in central Zambia will hear who can participate in the case in November.

Radio France Internationale

UK accused of putting Tamil refugees at risk in Indian Ocean

MoD personnel escorted refugees away from Diego Garcia in boat with no record of having radio or lifesaving equipment, lawyers say

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UK drivers for Bolt ride-hailing app pursue worker benefits claim

Lawyers acting for more than 1,600 drivers say they have been wrongly classed as self-employed

The Guardian - UK

‘Are you a lawyer yet?’: two graduates on their pathways into law

There may be different approaches to studying at The University of Law, but for the two people in our case studies – a barrister and a solicitor – satisfaction once qualified is the same

The Guardian - UK

Russell family lawyer says after landmark ruling some inquests not done properly

Merry Varney, from Leigh Day solicitors, said not all bereaved relatives have had the chance to seek answers.

The Independent UK

Families need help with inquests, say relatives of woman who died of dairy allergy

Relatives of Celia Marsh, who had fatal anaphylaxis after eating a Pret ‘vegan’ wrap, say legal funding should be available to families

The Guardian - UK

UK spies accused over arrest of Sikh blogger in India

London (AFP) - Human rights groups on Tuesday said UK intelligence agencies may have shared information with India that led to the arrest and torture of a Sikh blogger from Scotland.

AFP

Liverpool fans could take legal action to sue UEFA over Champions League final fiasco

UK law firm Leigh Day is investigating a potential claim which would allege that UEFA failed to ensure a safe and secure environment for those attending the match.

Daily Mirror

Law firm investigating group legal action for LFC fans over Paris chaos

Firm Leigh Day believes it could 5-10,000 Reds fans could join legal claim

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Daily Mirror

Mum-of-two died while on holiday after receiving 'appalling care' from hospital

Despite still suffering from stomach pain, the woman was due to go to Jamaica on holiday and had been signed off as fit to fly by her GP, but she fell gravely ill on the plane

Bristol Post

Plans to build 62 homes on former Bristol Zoo car park site deemed unlawful

The Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society (CHIS) fought the planning application in court and won

Wales Online

Audi, BMW, VW, Fiat and Ford owners among motorists who could get £2,100 payout

MoneySavingExpert explains the legal claims concerning the alleged use of 'defeat devices' in diesel vehicles but warns most manufacturers are vigorously denying the allegations

The Guardian - UK

Volkswagen settles initial ‘dieselgate’ claims with £193m payout

Claimants in England and Wales to receive more than £2,100 each after joining legal action against carmaker

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Tamil refugees detained by UK on Chagos Islands go on hunger strike

Forty-two hunger strikers are part of group of 89 Sri Lankans whose boat was intercepted in Indian Ocean by UK military

Al Jazeera

Asylum seekers stuck on Diego Garcia start hunger strike

Group of Tamils has been held on the island, site of a secretive US military base, since October last year.

The Independent UK

Partner of blind charity worker hit by train calls for stations to be made safer

Cleveland Gervais fell from the platform of a south-east London station which had no tactile paving to indicate the edge.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Asda worker warns shop staff 'scared to speak up' amid equal pay row

Union chiefs claim the supermarket giant is paying thousands of female store staff up to £3 an hour less than their male counterparts working in company warehouses.

Edinburgh Live

Asda accused of exploiting female workers in latest gender pay increase row

Retail staff, made up mostly of women, have had to settle for a 3.6 per cent pay rise, whereas warehouse workers, made up mostly of men, are still negotiating for a much higher figure

Daily Record

Asda accused of exploiting female shop staff in gender pay gap row

Retail staff made up of mostly women were given a 3.6% pay increase, but warehouse workers, the majority of whom are men, are continuing to negotiate their pay hike.

Belfast Live

Legal fight over looming badger cull in Northern Ireland

Wildlife groups are fighting the move with the help of crowdfunding

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