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Allegations of unlawful special forces executions ‘extremely serious’

The Afghanistan inquiry officially launched on Wednesday, but many of the hearings are set to be held in private.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan law-breakers should be referred to authorities – inquiry chairman

Lord Justice Haddon-Cave said the allegations against the UK armed forces are ‘extremely serious’.

The Independent UK

Second inquest to be held into the death of North East mum who died after her benefits were stopped

Jodey Whiting's mum Joy Dove has been fighting for five years for a second inquest into her daughter's death

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Foreign Office asks for India torture claim to be heard in secret court

British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal was detained and says he was tortured after alleged tipoff by UK intelligence

The Guardian - UK

Bristol taxi drivers 'working 12 hours a day, six days a week' demand minimum wage

Drivers working for taxi app Bolt are self-employed contractors

Bristol Post

Family wins settlement in claim over teacher’s asbestos cancer death

Exclusive: Rochdale council settled case after it was revealed the school Hazel Healey worked in contained asbestos

The Guardian - UK

Amazon argues for dismissal of lawsuit brought by delivery drivers

A two-day preliminary hearing to decide if an employment tribunal between Amazon and the drivers can go ahead is taking place in central London.

The Independent UK

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Law firms push ahead with legal case against UEFA after damning Paris final report

“This is a hugely damning report for UEFA which clearly strengthens the case we are bringing on behalf of Liverpool fans"

Liverpool Echo

Lawyers of traumatised Liverpool fans say report blaming Uefa boosts case

Lawyers preparing legal claims against Uefa on behalf of Liverpool fans say the case has been strengthened by the damning findings of Uefa’s own review

The Guardian - UK

Uefa chief must accept responsibility for Paris chaos, claims law firm

An independent report into the events in Paris last May was published on Monday evening

The Independent UK

Afghan journalists to have relocation bids reconsidered – lawyer

The journalists had taken legal action against Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Suella Braverman after bids to move to the UK failed.

The Independent UK

Call to reconsider UK relocation bids of Afghan journalists who worked for BBC

Eight journalists had taken legal action against Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Niger Delta communities file damage claim against Shell in London court

More than 11,000 Nigerians from the oil-producing Niger Delta have filed a compensation claim against energy giant Shell at the London High Court. It is the latest step in a case that will test whether multinationals can be held to account for the actions of overseas subsidiaries.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in UK court

The claims say oil spills resulting from Shell’s operations in the Niger Delta have endangered the lives of residents.

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Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

More than 11,000 Nigerians from the oil-producing Niger Delta have filed a compensation claim against Shell at the London High Court, the latest step in a case that will test whether multinationals can be held to account for the actions of overseas subsidiaries.

Bristol Post

Bristol City Council threatened with court battle over zoo car park plans approval

Planning committee granted permission for the second time in November after the high court quashed original unlawful decision

The Guardian - UK

Academics sue Oxford University over ‘Uberisation’ of teaching contracts

Case brought by two creative writing lecturers will draw on landmark 2021 supreme court gig economy ruling

Manchester Evening News

"We have been tragically let down": Beth Matthews' family say her death was 'wholly avoidable'

Beth's devastated relatives opened up on their 'grief, unimaginable loss and anguish' as they called for mental health providers to 'listen and act' following the tragedy at The Priory in Cheadle in March last year

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The Guardian - UK

Energy bills: British flat dwellers with communal heating could sue operators

Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of people are not covered by price cap and have faced huge rise in costs

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Reuters

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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