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Human rights Abuse Witness appeal

Appeal for information regarding convicted former teacher, housemaster and Scout master Mark Cory

Leigh Day abuse claims lawyer is calling for witness information regarding former teacher Mark Cory who was convicted with multiple charges of child abuse in 2018.

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River Wye

River Wye pollution legal claim extended to include Avara Foods parent company Cargill PLC

A legal claim seeking remediation and compensation for pollution of the River Wye and its tributaries has been extended to include US multinational food producer Cargill PLC.

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Industrial disease Asbestos and mesothelioma Personal injury

Family’s plea to NHS workers after former nurse dies aged 64 of asbestos-related cancer

The husband of a former NHS worker who died at the age of 64 from an incurable cancer caused by asbestos has appealed for information about the hospitals where she worked in Kent and Warwickshire.

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International Vaccine Covid-19

AstraZeneca formally admits that its COVID-19 vaccine can cause rare side effect

In court documents, AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time that its covid vaccine can cause a rare side-effect.

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International

Imran Khan’s former adviser pursues legal action against the Islamic Republic of Pakistan over acid attack in the UK

A former adviser and Federal Minister to deposed Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is taking legal action against the Government of Pakistan over an acid attack that left him scarred for life.

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Environment Sewage Swimming

Wild swimmer takes legal action against water company after her local beach in Devon was polluted by raw sewage

A wild swimmer from Devon is taking legal action against South West Water after the beach where she regularly swims was contaminated by untreated sewage.

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Human rights Forbury gardens Inquests

Forbury Gardens terror attack victims’ families call for urgent change after Judge Coroner says state agencies could have prevented deaths

The families of three men murdered in a terror attack at Forbury Gardens in Reading in June 2020 have called for urgent change after a Judge Coroner concluded that state agencies could have prevented their deaths.

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Royal Courts Of Justice
Human rights Appeal

Nonbinary US citizen granted permission to appeal ruling over gender recognition certificate

Ryan Castellucci has been granted permission to appeal the judgment of the High Court that a decision not to issue them a nonbinary Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) was lawful.

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Medical negligence Cycling Late diagnosis

Cyclist receives compensation after hospital admits failure to diagnose complex fracture

A keen cyclist who was forced to give up his passion for two years after medical staff at Royal Glamorgan Hospital in south Wales failed to diagnose a complex thumb fracture has been compensated by the health board.

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International Mining Environmental Damage

Brazilian quilombola communities sue UK mining company Brazil Iron for environmental damage

More than 100 residents from two quilombola communities (descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves) in Bahia state in Brazil who filed proceedings in September 2023 against UK registered mining companies Brazil Iron Limited and Brazil Iron Trading Limited, have today filed details of their claim at the High Court in London.

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Medical negligence Settlement Spinal injury

Woman receives six figure settlement following ambulance trust’s alleged failure to detect “red flag” symptoms

A woman has a received six figure settlement against an ambulance trust, following their alleged failure to detect “red flag” symptoms of a spinal condition.

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International Lead poisoning

Zambian lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action against Anglo American

The Johannesburg High Court has granted permission to appeal an earlier ruling denying class action certification for 140,000 women and children in Kabwe, Zambia.