2020 Blogs

In the context of Black History Month, David Roberts and Alex Wessely reflect on the Mau Mau case, which ran for four years between June 2009 and June 2013, and which shone a light on Britain's colonial past.

Catriona Rubens discusses the newly published Care Quality Commission report into the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation against learning disabled and / or autistic people, and people with mental health conditions.

Stephen Clarkson and Claire Powell discuss the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) report into the outcomes of its inquiry into endometriosis, published today, 19 October, 2020.

Stephen Jones, partner in Leigh Day’s medical negligence team, chaired the third event in the ongoing Women’s Rights in Healthcare series, focusing on the poorly recognised gynaecological disease, endometriosis

October marks Menopause Awareness Month and today the Leigh Day Women's Rights in Healthcare event will focus on the menopause. Here, Michael Roberts and Philippa Wheeler discuss the menopause and why it is important to raise awareness.

Kirsten Wall considers the support offered in hospital mid-pandemic for pregnant women who have suffered the previous loss of a baby.

Periods and menopause are not a women's issue - they are an issue for everybody. Diane Danzebrink

William Broadbent explains the mystery: Why cycle up a very steep hill?

Head of clinical negligence, Suzanne White's client, Zoe Picton-Howell explains how life during the pandemic has opened people's eyes to normal life for families living with disability.

Tesco store workers could receive compensation years earlier than expected if an Employment Tribunal decides that a job evaluation study carried out by the supermarket can be relied upon.

Over the summer there was a lot of media attention around the Uber worker's rights claim, but they are not the only drivers who could be affected by the judgement.

In the first of a series of blogs for Black History Month, Walker Syachalinga and Martyn Day from the international department look at how the law treated African slaves during the slave era and consider how justice and equality can be achieved for those who continue to suffer from the legacy of slavery.