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Action Mesothelioma Day 2025
Each year, the first Friday in July is marked as Action Mesothelioma Day (AMD), which provides a coming together of those affected by mesothelioma, to remember loved ones who have been lost, to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos and to prevent the future tragedy of continuing asbestos exposure.

When an accusation of fundamental dishonesty is fundamentally flawed
Medical Negligence Partner, Kirsten Wall, considers the emerging trend of defendants alleging that claimants have been dishonest in their testimony.

Air India crash: travel lawyer offers guidance
Air India flight 171 crashed shortly after taking off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India on Thursday 12 June 2025.

UK Supreme Court refuses to grant Dyson permission to appeal the first jurisdiction challenge post-Brexit
Oliver Holland, Celine O’Donovan, Liberty Bridge and Benji Gourgey examine the significance of the Supreme Court rejection of permission to appeal in Dhan Kumar Limbu & Ors v Dyson Technology Limited & Ors.

First-hand accounts of claiming asylum in the UK
As we mark Refugee Week, Rebecca Fry has spoken with several individuals the Immigration and Asylum Team at Leigh Day have represented who have recently had successful asylum claims and now have refugee status. These individuals, whose names have been anonymised for their safety, have kindly agreed to share their experiences.

Refugee Week: Asylum Claims Based on Sexual Identity
In Refugee Week, Jerome Bond and Jacqueline McKenzie highlight inadequate Protections and Safeguards for those making asylum claims based on sexual identity

Going on holiday? Make sure you have travel insurance.
From losing your savings because you can no longer make your holiday, to facing medical bills into the hundreds of thousands after an accident abroad, the consequences of not having travel insurance can be huge.

National inquiry into grooming gangs
Abuse survivors have once again been the focus of headlines this week due to the controversy surrounding a national inquiry into “grooming gangs”.

The Refugee Convention and the Inaccessibility of Protection for Palestinians in Gaza
As we mark Refugee Week, Nath Gbikpi reflects on the principles of protection enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention and on the significant gaps between those principles and the lived realities of many refugees around the world.

Refugee Week: Lord Alfred Dubs gave Immigration Summit candour, brilliance and a little rage (1)
At the start of Refugee Week, Leigh Day’s head of immigration and asylum, Jacqueline McKenzie, reflects on an address by Lord Alfred Dubs at the firm’s Immigration Summit earlier this year.