Angry home buyers plan class-action lawsuit against Bovis Guardian 9.12.17 + Executive Review 9.12.17.
Couriers launch legal action against Royal Mail over employment rights Staffing Industry Analysts 13.12.17, Times Brief 13.12.17, Reuters 12.12.17, Interactive Investor 12.12.17, Mail online 12.12.17, Investing.com 12.12.17, 4-traders 12.12.17, Daily Telegraph 13.12.17, Royal Mail to face legal action over holiday pay and minimum wage Employee Benefits 12.12.17, InVezz 12.12.17.
Liana Wood gave an interview to BBC Hereford & Worcester on 12.12.17 about the Royal Mail case.
Police probe 'Christmas delivery schedule pressures' after vans caught doing more than 100mph on A38 and A30 The Herald 21.12.17, Daily Mirror 16.12.17, Cambridge News 13.12.17, The Herald 10.12.17, Amazon drivers 'are asked to deliver up to 200 parcels a day for less than the minimum wage and they even have to urinate into bottles to keep pace' Mail online 11.12.17, Mirror 10.12.17.
Surgeon investigated over allegations women suffered 'years of severe pain' after operations Independent 26.11.17, NHS trust probing surgeon as women report severe pain after operations Hillingdon Times 25.11.17, BT 25.11.17 + widely in local press.
ITV Tonight 9.11.17 Harassment: Uncovering the Truth? Partner Kiran Daurka contributor.
Female employee paid to parade naked in office HR Grapevine 3.11.17.
UberEats' Europe chief quits as business practices face further scrutiny Guardian 30.11.17 + Exec Review 30.11.17, Uber loses appeal against workers' rights Fleet News 13.11.17, The Herald 13.11.17, BBC News 10.11.17, Financial Tribune 13.11.17, Digital Journal 10.11.17, Business Insider UK 10.11.17, CCH Daily 10.11.17, HuffPost 10.11.17, Verdict 10.11.17, Employee Benefits 10.11.17, UK – Uber loses court appeal over employment rights but will appeal again Staffing Industry Analysts 10.11.17, Fortune 10.11.17, Crystal Umbrella 13.11.17.
ABDULRAHMAN MOHAMMED v HOME OFFICE (2017) QBD (Edward Pepperall QC ) 08/11/2017. The court awarded £78,500 in damages to a Somali man who had been unlawfully detained for a total of 445 days, and criticised the Home Office for rejecting the clear independent evidence that he had previously been tortured. Although he was a foreign citizen who had thoroughly abused the UK's hospitality by committing serious criminal offences, there were few principles more important than that no one should be deprived of their liberty without lawful authority, and he was entitled to compensation.
'Claim speaking' Mirror 1.10.17 quoted Partner Clare Campbell.
GRAHAM DRING (ON BEHALF OF ASBESTOS VICTIMS SUPPORT GROUPS FORUM (UK)) v (1) CAPE DISTRIBUTION LTD (2) CAPE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LTD (3) CONCEPT 70 LTD & ORS (4) AVIVA PLC (2017) QBD (Master McCloud) 10/08/2017. The court determined that the parties in compromised asbestos litigation could be heard on an application to the court by the Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum (UK) for copies of documents from the court record, on condition that they did not seek any order for costs against the Forum. Solicitors: For the applicant: Harminder Bains of Leigh Day.
R (on the application of (1) ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS (2) FRIENDS OF THE EARTH LTD (3) CLIENT EARTH (Claimants) v (1) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE (2) LORD CHANCELLOR (Defendants) & CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES COMMITTEE (Interested Party) (2017) QBD (Admin) (Dove J) 15/09/2017. The court considered the correct application of its power, under CPR r.45.44, to vary the default costs caps which applied in Aarhus Convention 2001 claims. There would be a significant deterrent effect on meritorious claims if there was no certainty at the outset in relation to a claimant's potential costs liabilities. Disputes about the level of costs caps should be raised at the point of acknowledging service and a decision on cost capping made at an appropriately early stage of the proceedings. Later variation applications should not be made without good reason.
Asda loses appeal on equal pay challenge Retail Gazette 31.8.17, Retail Week 31.8.17, Employee Benefits 31.8.17, Asda pressed on equal pay for female store workers after tribunal hearing Manchester Evening News 31.8.17 Asda urged to drop equal pay challenge and raise shopfloor wages Guardian 31.8.17, Asda store staff can compare their pay to depot workers', says EAT People Management 31.8.17, News Letter 31.8.17, inews 31.8.17, Asda loses latest appeal in equal pay case Business Desk 31.8.17, Drapers 31.8.17.
Campaigners launch last-ditch appeal to stop fracking in Lancashire Guardian 29.8.17, Javid 'misunderstood planning policies' in approving fracking site, court hears Guardian 30.8.17, Belfast Telegraph 30.8.17, Business Green 30.8.17, Natural Gas World 30.8.17.
Widow shocked over husband's 'avoidable' death BBC News 10.7.17, An 'avoidable' death The World News 10.8.17, 'Diana's doctor poisoned my husband,' says widow Guardian 10.8.17 + Victoria Derbyshire show 8.8.17, SE Today 8.8.17, both BBC, Channel 5 9.8.17, BBC R4 Today, BBC Breakfast, An 'avoidable' death US Story 11.8.17, Health Medicine Network 11.8.17.
These Young Women Died While Volunteering And Now Their Parents Are Suing The Organisation BuzzFeed 7.8.17, also featured on Victoria Derbyshire Live 8.8.17 and SE Today 8.8.17, both BBC.
Asbestos cancer sufferer: Help me get evidence to sue builders Evening Standard 31.7.17. Harminder Bains, representing Mr Rowe, said: "We desperately need to speak to people who worked for Thomas Edge and spent time on site at William Penn.
(1) ABDUL-HAKIM BELHAJ (2) FATIMA BOUDCHAR v JACK STRAW MP & 6 ORS (2017) QBD (Popplewell J) 21/07/2017.
London court hears Vedanta's challenge to Zambian villagers' pollution claim Energy World 6.7.17 + Investing 6.7.17 + London South East 5.7.17, EuroNews 5.7.17, One world 3.7.17.
DANIEL ALFREDO CONDORI VILCA & ORS v (1) XSTRATA LTD (2) COMPANIA MINERA ANTAPACCAY SA (FORMERLY XSTRATA TINTAYA SA) (2017) QBD (Stuart-Smith J) 30/06/2017.
Partner Clare Campbell was quoted in the weekly magazine Chat Magazine talking about one of her travel clients.
Uber branded 'immoral' by Labour business spokeswoman Rebecca Long-Bailey IBT 11.7.17, Taylor review into the gig economy set to back worker benefits and minimum wage rights IBT 10.7.17, Good work or bad? Reaction to the Taylor Review Personnel Today 11.7.17, Deliveroo warns against action to limit flexible work Breaking News 11.7.17, Taylor Review proposes dependent contractor status Employee Benefits 11.7.17.
Grenfell Tower fire litigation 'inevitable' SJ 16.6.17, Arconic ends sales of panels used at Grenfell Tower for high-rise Reuters 27.6.17, NY Times 26.6.17, Watertown Daily Times 27.6.17, IIS 28.6.17, My Express 27.6.17.
High Court hears challenge to government's closure of Dubs scheme SJ 20.6.17, Legal Cheek 20.6.17, AOL 20.6.17, The Justice Gap 20.6.17, Care Appointments 20.6.17, Legal challenge launched over unaccompanied child refugees Newsdog 20.6.17 + Evening Express 20.6.17.
Solicitor Anna Moore was interviewed on 6.30pm BBC London News 2.6.17 about the Charlie Gard case.
SICKLY HEALTH SERVICE Legal fees paid by NHS to ambulance-chasing lawyers rocket to £418m The Sun 26.6.17, The Global Legal Post 28.6.17.
Britain acted unlawfully in not accepting Bases refugees Cyprus Mail 25.5.17, Parikiaki 25.5.17, Forces Network 25.5.17, Evening Express 25.5.17, AOL 25.5.17, UK government loses appeal against case of refugees at Cyprus base Guardian 25.5.17, Channel 4 News 25.5.17.
These People Took Uber And Deliveroo To Court – Here's What They Think Of The Tory Manifesto BuzzFeed News 18.5.17, Union starts battle for workers' rights at Deliveroo International Business Times 23.5.17, Deliveroo fights back in latest gig economy row as IWGB union seeks workers' rights CityAM 22.5.17.
The BBC used a few seconds of interview footage of one of our clients in the chicken catchers case, Laurynas, in a feature on modern slavery on the Sunday Politics South East on 26 February. The piece starts at 49:30 here: It is focused on safe houses and support for victims of modern slavery and does not discuss the chicken catchers' case.
YUNUS RAHMATULLAH v (1) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (2) FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE : AMANATULLAH ALI v (1) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (2) FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE : (1) XYZ (2) HTF (3) ZMS v MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (2017) QBD (Leggatt J) 22/03/2017.
In three actions brought by individuals who claimed to have been ill treated by the British armed forces during the Iraq war, it was appropriate, with the exception of one claim, to make declarations that closed material applications could be made to the court.
Associate Solicitor Nigel Mackay was interviewed by Channel 4 News 10.2.17(at 3:00) + BBC News, commenting on the Pimlico Plumber case on workers' rights.
Hidden disabilities at work: 'Every day I'm fatigued and in pain' Guardian 21.2.17 Emma Satyamurti taking place in Guardian Q+A session on 22.2.17 on coping with a disability at work.
(1) HARMINDER BAINS (2) LAURIE KAZAN-ALLEN (3) VNP v (1) ROBERT MOORE (2) K2 INTELLIGENCE LTD (3) MATTEO BIGAZZI (2017) QBD (Sir Michael Tugendhat) 14/02/2017. In proceedings for breach of confidence, an application for delivery up was too wide as it was not tied to the claimants and did not require the information to be arguably confidential or private to them.
(1) HARMINDER BAINS (2) LAURIE KAZAN-ALLEN (3) VNP v (1) DNT (2) K2 INTELLIGENCE LTD (3) MATTEO BIGAZZI (2016) Lawtel 21.2.17. A corporate intelligence organisation had engaged in a sophisticated and conscious process of manipulation so as to obtain private and sensitive confidential information from anti-asbestos campaigners for disclosure to a client with an interest in the asbestos industry. It was ordered to disclose the identity of the client to the claimants under the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction, to enable the claimants to decide whether to bring proceedings against it.
The drug trial: emergency at the hospital BBC 2 21.2.17 21:00 Partner Gene Matthews interviewed in this programme on Northwick Park drug trial.
AMANDA MCGUINN v LEWISHAM & GREENWICH NHS TRUST (2017) QBD (Jeremy Baker J) 26/01/2017. The claimant, whose daughter had been born severely disabled, had established that those responsible for her medical care during her pregnancy had breached their duty of care in failing to appreciate that the fetus was at risk of suffering from a condition called microcephaly.
KEITH MALCOLM LEWIN v GLAXO OPERATIONS UK LTD (SUED AS GLAXOSMITHKLINE UNLTD) (2016) QBD (Goss J) 20/12/2016.
(1) V MCCLOUND & ORS (2) N MOSTYN & ORS v (1) LORD CHANCELLOR & SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE (2) MINISTRY OF JUSTICE (2017) ET (SJ Williams) 16/01/2017.
Deliveroo to serve up 300 new jobs Chronicle Live 18.1.17, Belfast Telegraph 18.1.17, Staffing Industry Analysts, Caterlyst 10.1.17, Street Fight 10.1.17, Business Insider UK 9.1.17, FT 9.1.17, Mail online 9.1.17, Reuters 9.1.17, CityAM 9.1.17, HRM Canada 10.1.17, Road.cc 7.1.17.