2025 Blogs

International team lawyer Melanie Jacques says a radical change in attitudes towards women is needed in the British military, at home and overseas.

Medical negligence lawyers Ceilidh Robertson and Lucy MacBrayne review a study which has found that babies born to black mothers in England and Wales are significantly more likely to die in neonatal care, and consider how it reflects racial inequalities revealed by the Birthrights inquiry.

High-profile news stories of medical professionals being charged or convicted following allegations of sexual abuse at their place of work are becoming increasingly frequent.

Andrew Lord and Astrid Parrett consider the wider implications of stripping a royal of his titles.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honour those affected, celebrate progress in treatment, and reflect on the challenges that remain especially around early diagnosis.

Claudine Roberts, Liverpool-based associate solicitor in the medical negligence team, considers the importance of raising awareness of baby loss, and a very recent development in the healthcare offered to bereaved mothers. 

Andrew Lord, partner at Leigh Day who represents survivors of abuse, explores how redress schemes can be an effective, efficient and empowering way to compensate survivors, provided implementation is thoroughly considered and they are adequately resourced.

During Sepsis Awareness Month, Zoe Donohue, Associate Solicitor in our Manchester medical negligence team, considers the effectiveness of sepsis guidelines, six years after reforms were rolled out.

Alex Wessely from Leigh Day’s international team attended an event in Geneva which examined the risks multinational companies are exposed to if human rights abuses are committed in connection with protecting their operations, especially at large scale mining sites.

Ahead of speaking at the Expert Witness Institute’s annual Scottish Medicolegal Conference, catastrophic injury partner at Leigh Day, Bethany Sanders, discusses the re-traumatisation of claimants that can occur during legal cases and explores how to help protect vulnerable clients and improve outcomes.

Leigh Day human rights partner Leanne Devine discusses the announcement today, 16 September 2025, that the Government is introducing a Bill to Parliament which the Hillsborough families and other campaign groups consider fit to be called ‘a Hillsborough Law’.

Leigh Day international department solicitor Kane Jackson considers the legal significance and implications of a landmark advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice in the wake of a climate advocacy campaign by students in Fiji.