2021 Blogs
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#CrackOutYourBike this Easter with the Leigh Day cycling team
This coming bank holiday weekend, join our Cycling Team heading out to find the best Easter related image they can capture on two wheels, and be in with the chance to win a £50 Wiggle voucher.
UK Courts leading the way in holding multi-nationals to account
Oliver Holland and Liberty Bridge discuss recent judgments from the UK courts that show multinational companies can be held accountable for harm caused to individuals by their operations.
Answers to long-hours culture in City finance lie in equality laws
Employment solicitor Mike Cain discusses the long-hours culture in the City banking sector.
The Supreme Court ruling in Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell plc – a watershed moment for corporate accountability
On 12 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell can be sued in the English courts by two Nigerian communities which have been devastated by decades of oil pollution.
School revelations show attitudes and behaviours towards women start young
Alison Millar, who represents survivors of sexual abuse, comments on what has been a tumultuous week.
UK product regulatory system response to report on Sodium Valproate taken in pregnancy
Bozena Michalowska and Zahra Nanji give an update on Leigh Day investigations into how the UK product regulatory system has responded to Sodium Valproate.
Peer-on-peer abuse: is enough being done to address the risks in schools?
With children returning to classrooms following a national lockdown, Andrew Lord considers whether enough is being done to address the risks of peer-on-peer abuse
Consumer interests must be at the forefront of any regulatory change
Meriel Hodgson-Teall explains Leigh Day’s submission of evidence to the Treasury Committee inquiry into the Future of Financial Services, setting out the need for greater consumer protections within investment markets.
Shipbreaking judgment: The shipping industry and the law of negligence
Oliver Holland and Rachel Bonner discuss the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Hamida Begum (on behalf of MD Khalil Mollah) v Maran (UK) Limited.
Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Camilla Browne looks at ways to raise awareness and fundraise for charities that provide and offer important services to children with cerebral palsy and their families.