2020 Blogs
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Sodium valproate families looking for a way ahead
Maria Panteli considers what might lie ahead for parents of fetal valproate syndrome children as the Cumberlege Review is due to publish its long awaited report next week.
COVID-19 - Changes to terms and conditions of employment
In the first of three blogs covering workers' rights amid changes to the employment world brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryan Bradshaw and Niall Byrne explain what the law says about an employee's options when an employer changes the terms and conditions of employment.
Cancer issues during COVID-19 – Some good news?
Healthcare solicitor Kirsten Wall reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care.
Asbestos Support Group Challenge - Week 5
Welcome to the last few days of the #LDARoundTheUK Asbestos Support Group Challenge. Almost time for the refreshments at the finish line!
Long-awaited Lambeth Council investigation welcomed
Alison Millar and Rose Ashwood explain why the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse hearings to be held this week are particularly welcome.
What responsibilities do companies have to prevent sexual violence & harassment on their plantations?
Melanie Jacques and Louise Williams consider what can be done to protect workers from sexual violence and harassment on plantations around the world.
UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Today is the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. It was determined in December 1997, with a view to the total eradication of torture and the effective functioning of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ("CAT").
Update on Life Expectancy Evidence in Personal Injury Claims
Katherine Wilkinson discusses the impact of a recent judgment rejecting the use of expert statistical evidence for life expectancy in personal injury claims.
Regulatory developments for advertising vitamin “immune boosters” during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jill Paterson and Christy Allen discuss steps regulators in the UK have taken to prevent the exploitation of consumers and on limiting the spread of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asbestos Support Group Challenge – Week 4
Welcome to the penultimate week of the #LDARoundTheUK Asbestos Support Group Challenge.
Sewing seeds for change in the global fashion industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Lydia O'Connor-Butler and Oliver Holland discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed poor practice impacting workers at the bottom of global fashion supply chains and what is being done to address it.
Is it ok that we don't talk about the chance of suffering a perineal tear in labour?
Health care lawyer Despina Kavadas looks at the stories behind perineal tear statistics