Podcast appearances and mentions of leigh day

Today, Iran launches missiles at a US base in Qatar in response to strikes on their nuclear sites. Qatar has confirmed the attack on the US-run Al Udeid base, adding all the missiles were intercepted. The Pentagon has said there is no reports of any US casualties. Adam is joined by John Simpson, BBC world affairs editorAnd, health secretary Wes Streeting has said "we must act now" as he announced a national investigation into maternity care in England. Adam speaks to Suzanne White - head of the medical negligence team at Leigh Day & Michael Buchannan social affairs correspondent.You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereNew episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1 Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Julia Webster and Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Having a serious illness such as a stroke or brain injury is a terrifying and life-changing experience but it can be even more frightening when it is experienced it while living or travelling abroad?  In this episode, you will find out the best ways to help protect yourself to help safeguard you against huge medical fees and the importance of travel insurance and tips on getting the best policy. Joining Elizabeth and Julia in this episode are Nathaniel Martindale and James Riley, from the solicitor's firm Irwin Mitchell working in the international serious injury team. Both Julia and Elizabeth have personal experience of their partners becoming seriously ill abroad which they share in this episode. They also delve into the different ethics practised in medical treatment in different countries. A must-listen if you are travelling or going on holiday in the near future. *Since this episode was recorded, Nathaniel has since moved to a different law firm, Leigh Day. On A Good Day Thank you for listening to On A Good Day! Please go back and catch up on any missed episodes. For a full recap of Elizabeth and Julia's stories, listen to ⁠episode #1: How Brain Injury Came Into Our Lives - And Changed Them Forever⁠. Please share this podcast with others it will benefit and subscribe, rate and review to help make it more visible! We'd be so grateful! Connect with Us On ⁠Instagram⁠ @onagood.day and ⁠X⁠ @onagood_day And you can join our ⁠Facebook community too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True Crime Broads interview Jeff Day on this special episode. Jeff was high school student when his younger sister, 14-year-old Jennifer Day, was abducted in North Dallas early in the morning on June 23, 1985. Jennifer was working an early morning shift at a donut shop at the corner of Preston and Forest. Her body was found in a field nearly 11 miles north of where she was abducted, in Plano, Texas, on June 26, 1985. Plano PD is actively working Jennifer's case. If you have any information, please call the Plano Police Department, or you may remain anonymous by calling their tip line:Plano Police Department Anonymous Tip Line at 972-941-2148. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/truecrimebroads/support

A community group has raised £75,000 to take its local council, Tower Hamlets, to the High Court. Save Our Safer Streets is seeking to retain and improve the changes to the streets in Bethnal Green, implemented in 2020, but Mayor Lutfur Rahman wants to fulfil a manifesto pledge to remove them.Laura and Adam spoke to Jane Harris, spokesperson for Save Our Safer Streets and Ricardo Gama, senior associate solicitor at Leigh Day.By the way, if you want ad-free listening, behind-the-scenes and bonus content and to help support the podcast - head to (https://www.patreon.com/StreetsAheadPodcast). We'll even send you some stickers! We're also on Twitter and welcome your feedback on our episode: https://twitter.com/podstreetsaheadIf you're reading this, please can you take 1 minute to give us a rating and write a review? It helps us more than you probably think! Support Streets Ahead on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Ecotextile Talks explores the legal challenge facing fast fashion company Shein as it considers listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).  In the summer UK based charity, Stop Uyghur Genocide, asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to reject any potential request from Shein to list on the LSE.  At the moment, we don't know for sure whether Shein has submitted a request to the FCA so as we all wait, we thought that it would helpful for a lawyer to take us inside the legal case against Shein's listing on the London Stock Exchange. Not just any lawyer, but the one representing Stop Uyghur Genocide, Ricardo Gama from the UK law firm Leigh Day.  We discuss: The legal basis for opposing Shein's potential listing, focusing on the UK Modern Slavery Act and the Proceeds of Crime Act. How these laws could apply to Shein's operations, even though the company produces goods outside the UK. The alleged evidence presented to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding forced labor in the Uyghur region and its alleged connection to Shein's supply chain. Shein's response to the allegations and correspondence from Leigh Day The potential next steps in the legal process, including the possibility of a judicial review if the Financial Conduct Authority approves any potential Shein's listing. In the interests of balance and journalistic integrity, we emailed Shein on 25th September to give it an opportunity to respond to the allegations being made in this podcast by Leigh Day, on behalf of Stop Uyghur Genocide, in particular that its supply chain allegedly features forced labour, and the consequential handling of criminal property in breach of the UK Proceeds of Crime Act. We asked Shein for either a recorded interview to include at the end of this podcast, or a written statement but as of September 30th no one from Shein had replied. In the podcast we also invited Shein to record a follow-up podcast with us, to respond to the content of this one. If you would like to read more about the, "NCA and its failure to investigate imports linked to forced labour - see this Guardian article   If you're interested in this issue, then you might like to listen to another recent edition of Ecotextile Talks entitled: "Can we trust textile factory audits in China?" which has an interview with the Executive Director of the Worker Rights Consortium, Scott Nova.    

This week animal ag has been threatened with the High Court in the UK, unless they can convince solicitors firm Leigh Day that the River Wye is not being polluted & significantly harmed by nearby chicken farmers. Carlos, Mark & Ant discuss this and several other stories from the week's vegan & animal rights-related news.****************Enough of the Falafel is a community of people who love keeping on top of the latest news in the world of veganism & animal rights. With the Vegan Week podcast, we aim to keep listeners (& ourselves) informed & up-to-date with the latest developments that affect vegans & non-human animals; giving insight, whilst staying balanced; remaining true to our vegan ethics, whilst constantly seeking to grow & develop.Each week we look through news stories from the past 7 days in the world of veganism & animal rights.If you spot any news stories that might catch our fancy, or have an idea for a discussion topic, get in touch via enoughofthefalafel@gmail.com.Enough of the Falafel is also on Facebook, Tiktok & Instagram @enoughofthefalafel.*******************Links to part of this week's show:Calls to action:https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/stop-greyhound-exploitation-in-irelandhttps://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ban-misleading-labelling-for-vegetarian-and-vegan-productsNews stories:https://www.farminguk.com/news/east-yorkshire-barn-fire-kills-400-pigs_64958.htmlhttps://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/dutch-supermarket-chains-commit-selling-60-plant-based-proteins-2030/https://www.naturalproductsonline.co.uk/food-and-drink/heather-mills-plans-uks-largest-british-family-supporting-family-vegan-online-marketplace/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41433904.html https://www.theanimalreader.com/2024/07/07/news-humpback-whales-were-less-stressed-during-pandemic/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/crgkelel6nrohttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/521776/labelling-on-vegan-vegetarian-products-bizarre-says-vegan-societyhttps://www.huntsabs.org.uk/another-south-wales-hunt-bites-the-dust/https://www.greenmatters.com/living/twisters-premiere-peta-protest-rodeo https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/epsom-derby-injunction-protest-jockey-33212445https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverage/ingredients/savor-develops-dairy-plant-free-butter-from-co2-hydrogen/https://aldf.org/article/pet-abduction-bill-becomes-law-in-england-and-northern-ireland/ https://www.farminguk.com/news/first-legal-move-in-river-wye-poultry-pollution-claim_64969.html ****************Thanks everyone for listening; give us a rating and drop us a message to say "hi"; it'll make our day!Carlos, Mark & Ant

Send us a Text Message.Tonight we discuss the unsolved abduction and murder of Jennifer Day. Jennifer was one week away from her 15th birthday, when she was abducted from a local donut shop where she working that morning. She opened the store, served a couple of customers,  and then vanished. At 6:30 AM a customer finds Jennifer's personal belongings on the counter, and her apron on the floor. She makes a call to report the store empty. Jennifer's body is found a few days later in an overgrown field 10 miles north of the donut shop. There are still too many questions to answer in this case. This will be the 39th year the family and friends of Jennifer have to go without answers to who committed this horrible crime. Jennifer, we feel your spirit in our community. You are one of our own. We will never stop fighting for justice. www.texaswineandtruecrime.com

What is the government doing regarding mandatory sexual reporting? After £200 million spent on IICSA, Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, what has been the outcome?Today's conversation is with two of the leading voices campaigning against child sexual abuse.Lawyer and partner, Dino Nocivelli and author, Alex Renton. What does this new amendment mean? And what can you do? To find out more about Voices Unbound please visit: https://voicesunbound.org.uk/ And Mandate Now: https://mandatenow.org.uk/ For the lastest article from Mandate Now about the new legislation: https://mandatenow.org.uk/the-governments-useless-child-sexual-abuse-reporting-law/ And this is the letter/ press release that you can send to your local MP: https://voicesunbound.org.uk/current-campaigns/ Alex Renton is a writer and journalist whose career has ranged from arts and food writing to politics and the investigation of child abuse. His career as a war reporter and development worker took him to the Middle East, Africa, East Asia and the Balkans. He has worked for The Independent, The Times, Newsweek, and the London Evening Standard and contributed to a host of other newspapers and magazines. He is also the author of the e-book Planet Carnivore: how cheap meat costs the earth (Guardian Shorts, 2015). Dino Nocivelli is a partner in the abuse department at Leigh Day law firm and joined the company in 2022. Dino specialises in actions for child sexual abuse survivors. Dino has appeared in a significant number of media publications providing his expert opinion and commentary, including among others the BBC, ITV and the Guardian. He has also provided evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). Questions for Alex and Dino:What's happening with regards the mandatory reporting, IICSA and the Criminal Justice Bill?The government came out with the latest ruling regarding mandatory reporting last week. What was changed?Alexis Jay, the head of IICSA said that she was deeply disappointment by the new bill. Do you agree. If so why?“The measures are a sham – worse than useless: this legislation will put back the cause of getting good law in place to protect children today in any institution, from schools and care homes to hospitals and sports clubs.” Voices Unbound What can we do to turn this around? Who can we contact or speak to?--- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community Many blessings, Piers Cross http://piers-cross.com/

Today, we look at Rishi Sunak's claim that the election would be a choice “between past and future”, as Labour accused him of rebranding again. In a wide-ranging speech, the PM said that Keir Starmer would make the UK less safe and that the Tories are “the only party really talking about the future.” But Labour responded by claiming this was Rishi Sunak's “7th reset” during his time in office. Are the battlegrounds for the election being drawn? Adam is joined by Chris who questioned Sunak after the speech. And the Birth Trauma Inquiry was presented to parliament, finding that there was “shockingly poor services” in maternity care. It contained harrowing evidence of medical negligence from more than 1,300 women. Adam speaks to Theo Clarke, the Conservative MP who led the inquiry, and Suzanne White, Head of the Medical Negligence team at Leigh Day. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack McLaren with Elliot Ryder and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Water companies in the UK have been dumping ever-increasing amounts of sewage into our rivers and waterways. Now, a law suit could hit them where it hurts and cost them hundreds of millions of pounds. Law firm Leigh Day is leading a collective action accusing them of abusing their dominant position by over-charging customers. The action hinges on the allegation that water companies knowingly failed to report the number and extent of sewage discharges and were therefore  allowed to charge customers more.  The first claim has been issued against Severn Trent and further claims will be issued against Thames Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water. Zöe Mernick-Levene , a partner at law firm Leigh Day explains the case against them which is being brought by Professor Carolyn Roberts an environmental and water consultant.Ashley Smith from campaign group Windrush Against Sewage Pollution joins us to talk about his work and explain how mathematician Peter Hammond used AI to expose thousands of unnoticed spills. We delve into how this data is captured, scrutinized and the  fact that just 1% of it is reviewed by the environment agency. We'll probe into why water companies are being secretive about data and the crucial impact of citizen scientists in pushing the case forward. We'll also be discussing the reports from dozens of elite triathletes who say they fell ill after competing in the World Championships in Sunderland's water and the response from Northumbria Water. Listen in as we scrutinise the statement issued by the Environment Agency and DEFRA .Brace yourself for a deep dive into the legal challenges faced by water companies for their pollution. Ashley unfolds the inception of Windrush Against Sewage Pollution and its efforts to expose the deteriorating condition of the River Windrush.  Zöe uncovers their legal warfare using opt-out claims to make corporate giants rethink their actions. We'll also compare the water systems globally to the UK's, exploring how privatisation led to profits at the expense of infrastructure. Ending on a note of damages, we decipher how a tribunal would decide the overpayment for each customer.#WaterPollutionUK #SewageScandal #EnvironmentalJustice #WaterwayAbuse #LegalAction #CorporateAccountability #PollutionLawsuit #SewageDischarge #RiversInDanger #EnvironmentalImpact #CitizenScientists #AIExposesPollution #CleanWaterRights #CorporateMisconduct #TransparencyMatters #RiverHealth #WaterwayProtection #PrivatizationEffects #GlobalWaterSystems #PollutionConsequences #LegalChallenges #InfrastructureImpact #CorporateResponsibility #SustainabilityMatters #PollutionAwareness #EnvironmentalAdvocacySupport the showhttps://www.angelawalkerreports.com/

After decades of environmental destruction in the Niger Delta, the fossil fuel giant Shell faces the prospect of a trial. Can legal action make amends, retrospectively, for the human and planetary consequences of pollution? Journalist and podcaster Mathilda Mallinson, Matthew Renshaw, a partner in the international department at Leigh Day, and Pedi Obani, associate professor at the University of Bradfordi, join Ellen Halliday on the podcast. Prospect Lives podcast: https://podfollow.com/prospect-livesMusic Credit: "JUMBO" from the album "MUSIC FOR THE LEFT-HANDED" by Mick Bass & Tot Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stella Assange is the wife of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, a whistle-blowing platform that publishes classified material provided by anonymous sources. He is currently being held in Belmarsh Prison pending extradition to the US, where he is wanted for 18 criminal charges related to obtaining and publishing classified information. Stella is leading a campaign to fight his extradition, which has been depicted in a new documentary, Ithaka. She tells Nuala why she thinks Julian should be released, how they first met and the impact of the campaign on their two young children. Award-winning comedian Zoe Lyons tells Nuala about her ‘monumental' midlife crisis. It involved buying a sports car, having a brief marital separation and running a 100k ultra marathon… badly. Along the way, her hair started to fall out. Thankfully, Zoe has been able to explore the funny side and create her stand-up show Bald Ambition. Nurses are set to be given body-worn cameras in a crackdown on hospital sexual assaults under new government plans. A recent report published by The Women's Rights Network revealed that thousands of sex attacks have been reported in hospitals across England and Wales in the past 4 years. Nuala is joined by Heather Binning, Founder of The Women's Rights Network, and Catriona Rubens, a solicitor at human rights law firm Leigh Day. Dr Lil Stevens recently found out that her grandfather, Captain Leicester Stevens, had taken part in an expedition to find a dinosaur in the rainforests of the Congo known as the Congo 'thunder lizard' (later dismissed as a hoax) following World War 1. Lil, who works at a palaeontologist, has dedicated her career to studying fossils and was amazed to discover the family connection. Presenter: Nuala McGovern Producer: Lucinda Montefiore

The government has reneged on three promises it made to post-war migrants from the Caribbean - the so-called Windrush generation named after the first boat from the West Indies to arrive in 1948 when the so called 'Mother Country' was desperate for labour. Many of these hard working people and their decendants fell foul of the government's “hostile environment." Some were deported from the country they called home, lost their job, or were even deported. When the scandal came to light in 2018 the government promised to compensate victims but Home Secretary Suella Braverman has now u-turned on pledges to establish a migrants' commissioner, increase powers of the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, and hold reconciliation events. Adrian Goldberg hears from Glenda Casear and Jacqueline McKenzie, Head of Migration Law at Leigh Day solicitors.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The government has reneged on three promises it made to post-war migrants from the Caribbean - the so-called Windrush generation named after the first boat from the West Indies to arrive in 1948 when the so called 'Mother Country' was desperate for labour.   Many of these hard working people and their decendants fell foul of the government's “hostile environment." Some were deported from the country they called home, lost their job, or were even deported.   When the scandal came to light in 2018 the government promised to compensate victims but Home Secretary Suella Braverman has now u-turned on pledges to establish a migrants' commissioner, increase powers of the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, and hold reconciliation events.   Adrian Goldberg hears from Glenda Casear and Jacqueline McKenzie, Head of Migration Law at Leigh Day solicitors. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.   Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.    

What does one of the UK leading lawyers into child sexual abuse think about IICSA (Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse)? What does he feel about mandatory reporting? (At the moment there is no law that states that schools or organisations need to report child sexual abuse). What does he feel? Is this right? What needs to be done? And what about cases like Jimmy Saville, Bishop Peter Ball and John Smythe? How did the UK allow these paedophiles to operate and even support them for so many years? Dino Nocivelli is a partner in the abuse department at Leigh Day law firm and joined the company in 2022. Dino specialises in actions for child sexual abuse survivors. Dino has appeared in a significant number of media publications providing his expert opinion and commentary, including among others the BBC, ITV and the Guardian. He has also provided evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).Areas to explore:I would love to hear some of your journey and how you got into the work that you are now doing?Could you speak about your work around child sexual abuse (CSA) and some of the cases that you have been putting together?How widespread is CSA in Britain?I would love to hear you speak about the IICSA process. What was IICSA? What were its aims? Did they succeed in these aims? What was the final verdict? Could you please talk about mandatory reporting? What do you feel about the importance of having mandatory reporting in schools and boarding schools? Has IICSA now made this a requirement by law?Could you talk a little about Jimmy Saville, John Smythe and cases like Bishop Peter Ball.What about boarding schools? What have you found out about boarding schools and CSA? In your opinion should these schools be able to retain their charitable status? How do people find out more about your work?To find more about Dino please visit: https://www.leighday.co.uk/about-us/our-people/partners/dino-nocivelli/To read some of his blog posts about boarding schools: https://www.leighday.co.uk/latest-updates/blog/2022-blogs/malsis-school-convictions-how-was-abuse-able-to-go-on-for-so-long/#childsexualabuse #csa #abuseawarenessweek #jimmysaville Five Leading Child Sexual Abuse Charities: http://www.frsb.org.uk/the-top-5-uk-sexual-abuse-charities/--- Piers is an author and a men's transformational coach and therapist who works mainly with trauma, boarding school issues, addictions and relationship problems. He also runs online men's groups for ex-boarders, retreats and a podcast called An Evolving Man. He is also the author of How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times. To purchase Piers first book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Survive-Thrive-Challenging-Times/dp/B088T5L251/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=piers+cross&qid=1609869608&sr=8-1 For more videos please visit: http://youtube.com/pierscross For FB: https://www.facebook.com/pierscrosspublic For Piers' website and a free training How To Find Peace In Everyday Life: https://www.piers-cross.com/community Many blessings, Piers Cross http://piers-cross.com/

Leah Day, CMO of Red Hat, joined the company over 20 years ago and has worked through many different roles on her way to the top. She talks about the company's journey: From open source rebel-brand, dead set on bringing down the big players, to becoming the leader in the open source movement by making coopetition a superpower. Give it a listen. 00:18 - Leigh Intro02:12 - Evolution of Red Hat03:57 - Linux Vs. Unix05:53 - Journey to becoming CMO of Red Hat07:44 - Marketing through the digital experience08:49 - Brand Values13:35 - Rebellion to Cooperation15:15 - Team dynamics18:54 - Design voice22:38 - How Covid affected remote work26:12 - Red Hat and internal communication27:51 - How do you drive awarement30:48 - Red Hat Summit33:11 - Lightning Round of Questionshttps://www.redhat.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-cantrell-day-8436312/

The Anfield Wrap's live podcast discussing the The Guardian's latest revelations around the events in Paris this summer, before discussing Darwin Nunez's impact so far at Liverpool. John Gibbons hosts Rob Gutmann, Neil Docking and Cameron Rimmer, also on the show Neil Atkinson talks to Rory Smith about his new book 'Expected Goals: The story of how data conquered football and changed the game forever', whilst John Gibbons talks to Glen Johnson about the upcoming LFC Legends game and also with Clare Campbell from Leigh Day to talk about the latest on a group litigation against UEFA from Liverpool supporters.

Dino Nocivelli is a lawyer specialising in child sexual abuse claims.  He has a huge wealth of experience from taking action in cases involving abuse in football and other sports; within religious organisations especially the Roman Catholic Church and Church of England; sexual abuse in the scouts, in the military and by others in positions of authority.  Recently he has been instructed to investigate allegations of childhood sexual abuse in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s at Horris Hill School a private school in Berkshire. Most recently to investigate allegations of childhood sexual abuse in the 1980s at Sutton Valence School, a private school in Kent.   He's provided evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and is highly sought after for expert commentary in the media so we're very lucky to have the chance to talk with himDino has appeared in a significant number of media publications providing his expert opinion and commentary, to include the BBC News and Radio, ITV, LBC Radio and a number of national and local newspapers to include articles for the Guardian and the Times. Dino has provided his expert opinion to a number of international media outlets and he also regularly provides external training sessions on child abuse law and conducts numerous charity talks every year. He has also provided comments for documentaries and books on a range of issues. Leigh Day are presenting a free webinar with a wonderful list of speakers, on abuse in sport. The link is here, https://twitter.com/SportSafeguard/status/1560960889804754946/photo/1 He has provided evidence to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and has been asked to comment extensively upon the Inquiry by a number of national newspapers and other media outlets.  

In this Global Insight interview, Martyn Day, co-founder of law firm Leigh Day, reflects on some of the most important cases he's been involved in, including taking on the UK Ministry of Defence over allegations of British Army mistreatment of civilians and detainees – themes once again in the spotlight with news of SAS activity in Afghanistan. 

The first flight due to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda under the government's new deportation policy has been cancelled.It was called off because of a last-minute intervention from the European Court of Human Rights, blocking the removal of those who'd been scheduled to be on the plane.Ministers have described it as a ‘temporary set-back' in their plans, and remain confident a second flight will leave the UK soon.We speak with Frances Swaine, a solicitor from Leigh Day representing one of the people due to fly out on the deportation flight about what happens next, and how her client is coping.Plus the Evening Standard's Political Editor Nicholas Cecil examines what this latest drama means for the government, and considers what Boris Johnson's next moves might be.Follow us on Twitter for more news and analysis @EveningStandard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Lessons I Learned in Law Scott Brown speaks to Elizabeth Rimmer. Elizabeth has been managing and developing charities in the mental health sector for over 20 years. She joined LawCare in 2014 following time spent with the Institute of Group Analysis and Alzheimer's Disease International. Elizabeth started her working life as a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, practicing at Leigh Day.  Elizabeth shares the lessons she learned in law including: Sometimes the law doesn't always deliver what clients are looking for. As a lawyer, try and identify a clients' wider needs beyond simply the solution to a legal problem. Be honest about your mistakes. The earlier you try to rectify them, the better. Learn from them and move forward. Have the courage to move on. Be honest with yourself if your current role doesn't feel right for you, and be open to opportunities to seek out a better fit. Elizabeth also reveals how the support that people sought through LawCare was affected by the pandemic, and how workplaces are changing to better support and retain people. LawCare is an independent charity offering emotional support, information and training to the legal community in the UK. Presented by Scott Brown of Heriot Brown Legal Recruitment. Follow Heriot Brown: Twitter | LinkedIn |  Facebook | InstagramThis episode of Lessons I Learned in Law is brought to you by Beamery.Beamery is an AI-powered talent platform, designed to hire candidates faster, develop the skills of your workforce, and increase employee retention.Find out more at Beamery.com

With depictions, perceptions and even memes portraying work in the law as negative, the results of LawCare's recent 'Life in the Law' study come as no surprise. Burnout, autonomy at work, psychological safety and work intensity all play a part in adding to a legal professional's stress levels, and LawCare wants to help firms work towards change by tackling these issues. This episode forms part of our focus on issues within the Legal sector, with host Sharon Glynn (Solicitor, Senior Development Underwriter and Large Law Firm Lead at Travelers). Guest speaker: Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO Lawcare Elizabeth has been managing and developing charities in the mental health sector for over 20 years. She joined LawCare in 2014 from the Institute of Group Analysis, a membership and training organisation for group psychotherapists. Before that she headed up Alzheimer's Disease International, a worldwide federation of Alzheimer Associations. Elizabeth started her working life as a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, practicing at Leigh Day. LawCare is an independent charity offering emotional support, information and training to the legal community in the UK . We work to promote good mental health and wellbeing in legal workplaces and drive change in education, training and practice. If you need to talk call us on 0800 279 6888 or visit www.lawcare.org.uk

Pete, Joe and guest co-host Chantal Allam talk pop culture and the DogPhone, a device that lets you video chat with your dog—sort of—before welcoming guest Leigh Day, Chief Marketing Officer at Red Hat.

FOLLOW UP: SECOND UK-BASED VW EMISSIONS CLAIM LAUNCHEDThe legal firm, Leigh Day, has launched a second emissions claim against Volkswagen, this time connected with the fix. They are claiming that VW “covertly made fundamental changes to affected vehicles” by altering other engine types that were not part of the #dieselgate outcry. Volkswagen responded that they have not been informed of such action and believe such claims to be without merit. To read more, click the Autocar article here. FOLLOW UP: JLR TO FOCUS ON RELIABILITY ISSUESAfter last week's show, where the chaps discussed what they saw as holding Jaguar Land Rover back, which wasn't the designs, Thierry Bolloré announced that they would be solving the company's reliability and build quality issues. To read more, whilst the chaps wait for their consulting fee to arrive from the firm, click the Autocar article here. NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR JUNE 2021The June registration figures are up on last year, as expected, but they are not at the levels of 2019, with much talk about constrained supply chains. The Tesla Model 3 was topped the charts for the most registered. To find out more, click the SMMT link here. SUNDERLAND TO BE NISSAN'S EV HUBSunderland has been selected as Nissan's EV Hub, following investment from both the company and the UK Government, to secure the site's future. To read more about this news, click the Nissan press release here. As additional information, click Pernile Rudlin's twitter thread explaining the deal here. Thanks to the decision the UK has made, about it's position in the global market, there is now a rush for more battery factories, which you can read more about by clicking the Guardian's link here. ELLESMERE PORT PLANT SAVEDStellantis has confirmed that it will invest in the Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plant, so that it can make small commercial EVs. This will be the first electric vehicle only plant in the Group. To read more, click the Autocar article here. PORSCHE RECALLING TAYCAN OVER SOFTWARE GLITCHPorsche are recalling around 45,000 Taycan cars over a software bug that can cause the vehicle to cut power and get a warning notification to pull over. 135 cars have suffered from this error, which can be sorted by a reboot. To read more, click the EVO article here. SHELL OPENS 10MW HYDROGEN ELECTROLYSIS PLANTNear Wesseling, in the Rheinland, Shell has opened Europe's largest Hydrogen electrolysis plant. There already plans to expand it to cope with commercial interest. To read more, click the Reuters article here. DON'T PAY FOR DVLA SERVICES WARNING The DVLA has reiterated that you should avoid any ads and companies that state they will use one of the DVLA's services, on your behalf, for a fee. To find out more, click the Motoring Research article here. ‘GREEN CARD' INSURANCE FOR EUROPE WAIVEDThe European Commission has waived the requirement that UK based drivers must carry the internal documentation to prove they are insured to drive in Europe. Obviously this makes it much easier for those who have to traverse the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. To find out more details, click the Hagerty link here. ——————————————————————————-If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST——————————————————————————-NEW NEW CAR NEWSRenault 5The name badge of that small French car, that makes many go misty eyed, is back on Renault's latest EV model. The concept styling is reminiscent of the original car, but the aim is to undercut the Zoe quite significantly in terms of price. The expected starting point will be around £18,500, in the region of a third less than the Zoe, but still with a range of 248 miles. There is no confirmation exactly when the 5 will go into production, but it won't be soon enough for us! To see more, click the Autocar article here. VW Polo GTiThe Volkswagen Polo GTi is retuning to our roads, this time with 204bhp and the latest corporate face. There will be 236lb ft of the torques available, helping propel the car to 62mph in 6.5 seconds. The styling will fall in line with the latest models offered, including the thin light-bar running just under the bonnet lip. There is no further detail on prices, as of yet. To find out more, click the Autocar link here. LUNCHTIME READ: AROUND THE WORLD IN THE “BABY BENZ”A couple from Austria toured the World in their Mercedes-Benz 190D, racking up around 250,000 kilometres in the process. To find out why, then move on to how and end up sitting in admiration at what they've achieved and the car that helped them, by clicking the Daimler article here. LIST OF THE WEEK: THE 12 BEST RETRO CONCEPTSFurther to rebirth of the Renault 5, we have a look at 12 more retro concepts that were super cool. To run through the list yourself, click the Goodwood Road & Racing link here. Don't forget to tell us which you'd pick over all the others!AND FINALLY: MOBILE PARK ABIDES BY PARKING RULESAdam Tranter created a ‘parklet' that fitted within the guidelines of a single parking space on a local ‘car-free' day initiative. This included a bench, artificial grass and flowers. However, a single complaint meant the council removed it. He was not to be thwarted though and is back with a motorised ‘parklet', that sits on the flatbed of a 1970s Peugeot Ape van, meaning it is a vehicle that is entitled to use the space. Again people are using the facility. To read more, click the YesAuto link here.

Partner Paul Dowling and Assistant Solicitor Paula Atienza from Leigh Day's international team sat down with Richard Brooks, British investigative journalist and former tax inspector. Richard writes principally for Private Eye, is the author of books on accountancy and tax avoidance including his latest: Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism. He discusses with Paul Dowling and Paula Atienza how the Big Four got to where they are, and the future of financial services in the UK.

Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!! Nicholas Wilson, AKA Mr Ethical, came to notoriety as an HSBC whistle blower who alleged massive fraud amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Before he was sacked (after reporting HSBC for fraud) he became head of his department. He has over 30 years experience in consumer credit law, studied composition at the Royal College of Music, and have an MA from the Royal College of Art. The most recent work he has done is volunteering at my local Citizens Advice Bureau and as a consultant at leading human rights firm Leigh Day & Co, preparing a group action against HSBC, until a conflict of interest arose which brought that to an end. He has also started a new initiative Corruption UK – a site where members of the public can tell their stories about the endemic corruption which is crippling daily life in Britain. In this conversation we talked all about his fraud allegations and the semi-successful prosecution of HSBC, the revolving door in the British establishment, Greensil and David Cameron's most recent scandal. If you haven't already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don't forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now out, you'll find the links in the description below. ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE Get 25% off podcast hosting with Podiant Order GameStop T-shirts Here! RESOURCES https://nicholaswilson.com/ https://twitter.com/nw_nicholas https://nicholaswilson.com/fca-press-release-and-evidence-that-hsbc-fraud-is-at-least-200m/ https://sourcenews.scot/hsbc-in-turmoil-whistleblower-accuses-media-and-government-of-covering-up-high-street-fraud/ https://nicholaswilson.com/this-is-why-contingency-fees-are-unlawful/ https://lawi.org.uk/contingency-fee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-barrass-43395926/?originalSubdomain=uk https://nicholaswilson.com/regulators-in-action/ https://nicholaswilson.com/proof-of-collusion-bewteen-hsbc-and-fca/ https://nicholaswilson.com/how-hsbc-has-bought-history/ https://novaramedia.com/2020/09/22/fincen-files-we-must-challenge-hsbc-and-its-grip-on-our-media-and-institutions/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54225572 https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-manley-a4229597/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hsbc-is-investigated-over-134m-tax-evasion-scheme-r7d2rsbxj https://www.transparency.org/en/news/25-corruption-scandals https://counterpsyops.com/2012/10/09/hsbc-the-worlds-dirtiest-bank/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/09/rona-fairhead-should-lose-bbc-job-over-hsbc-role-says-influential-mp https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/01/bbc-trust-rona-fairhead-had-no-discussions-with-journalists-over-hsbc https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-1606935/HSBC-in-shock-profit-warning.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3685885/George-Osborne-pressured-officials-not-prosecute-HSBC-money-laundering-feared-trigger-new-global-financial-meltdown.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ex-tory-pm-david-cameron-23820259 https://www.imediaethics.org/hsbc-bullies-guardian-tries-to-ensure-positive-news-coverage-with-advertising-buys/ https://corruptionuk.org/guardian-tied-in-knots-over-hsbc-again/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hsbc-settlementb2291859 Follow us on Twitter or sign up for our mailing list here to get information on my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War. Music from Just Jim - https://soundcloud.com/justjim

Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!! Nicholas Wilson, AKA Mr Ethical, came to notoriety as an HSBC whistle blower who alleged massive fraud amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars. Before he was sacked (after reporting HSBC for fraud) he became head of his department. He has over 30 years experience in consumer credit law, studied composition at the Royal College of Music, and have an MA from the Royal College of Art. The most recent work he has done is volunteering at my local Citizens Advice Bureau and as a consultant at leading human rights firm Leigh Day & Co, preparing a group action against HSBC, until a conflict of interest arose which brought that to an end. He has also started a new initiative Corruption UK – a site where members of the public can tell their stories about the endemic corruption which is crippling daily life in Britain. In this conversation we talked all about his fraud allegations and the semi-successful prosecution of HSBC, the revolving door in the British establishment, Greensil and David Cameron’s most recent scandal. If you haven’t already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don’t forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now out, you’ll find the links in the description below. ORDER BREXIT:THE ESTABLISHMENT CIVIL WAR HERE Get 25% off podcast hosting with Podiant Order GameStop T-shirts Here! RESOURCES https://nicholaswilson.com/ https://twitter.com/nw_nicholas https://nicholaswilson.com/fca-press-release-and-evidence-that-hsbc-fraud-is-at-least-200m/ https://sourcenews.scot/hsbc-in-turmoil-whistleblower-accuses-media-and-government-of-covering-up-high-street-fraud/ https://nicholaswilson.com/this-is-why-contingency-fees-are-unlawful/ https://lawi.org.uk/contingency-fee/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-barrass-43395926/?originalSubdomain=uk https://nicholaswilson.com/regulators-in-action/ https://nicholaswilson.com/proof-of-collusion-bewteen-hsbc-and-fca/ https://nicholaswilson.com/how-hsbc-has-bought-history/ https://novaramedia.com/2020/09/22/fincen-files-we-must-challenge-hsbc-and-its-grip-on-our-media-and-institutions/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54225572 https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-manley-a4229597/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hsbc-is-investigated-over-134m-tax-evasion-scheme-r7d2rsbxj https://www.transparency.org/en/news/25-corruption-scandals https://counterpsyops.com/2012/10/09/hsbc-the-worlds-dirtiest-bank/ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/09/rona-fairhead-should-lose-bbc-job-over-hsbc-role-says-influential-mp https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/01/bbc-trust-rona-fairhead-had-no-discussions-with-journalists-over-hsbc https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-1606935/HSBC-in-shock-profit-warning.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3685885/George-Osborne-pressured-officials-not-prosecute-HSBC-money-laundering-feared-trigger-new-global-financial-meltdown.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ex-tory-pm-david-cameron-23820259 https://www.imediaethics.org/hsbc-bullies-guardian-tries-to-ensure-positive-news-coverage-with-advertising-buys/ https://corruptionuk.org/guardian-tied-in-knots-over-hsbc-again/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hsbc-settlementb2291859 Follow us on Twitter or sign up for our mailing list here to get information on my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War. Music from Just Jim - https://soundcloud.com/justjim

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After a landmark court case Uber now says it will now recognise its UK drivers as workers rather than self-employed "partners". It means they're entitled to certain rights and benefits. Sean hears from Uber's UK boss and talks to Nigel Mackay from Leigh Day, one of the lawyers who brought the case which changed everything. P&O says it's putting cruises back on, offering short trips around the UK coast this summer. But as the boss tells Sean, you'll need to have had a jab if you want to go. And as census letters land on our mats, why does the government want us to fill them in and what is all that data used for? #wakeuptomoney

In our latest podcast David Preston, Associate Solicitor at Leigh Day, is joined by Dr Michael Grey and Dawn Astle, to discuss brain injury and sports.

This week Sally Penni is Talking Law with Frances Swaine. Fran became a Partner at Leigh Day in 1996 and Managing Partner in 2011. She was also the founding partner of the Human Rights Department. Fran is a role model for women both in and outside of the profession. She has been dismantling barriers and overcoming adversity throughout her career. She has done this through ground-breaking casework and has blazed a trail for women looking to take up top positions in the profession as one of the few female managing partners of a Top 100 law firm. Fran shares with us the highs and lows of her career as well as some inspirational management advice, particularly in relation to managing a business remotely during the pandemic. This episode of Talking Law is supported by Leigh Day. Leigh day is a national law firm specialising in the more complex aspects of personal injury and human rights law. They are committed to achieving access to justice for all by providing first-rate legal advice. Presented by Sally Penni MBE, barrister at law at Kenworthy’s Chambers Manchester and founder and chair of Women in the Law UK. Follow Sally on Twitter @SallyPenni1  Find us on LinkedIn or at WomenInTheLawUK.com

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is being taken to court by mothers who claim the self-employed income support scheme discriminates against them. That's because they took maternity leave during the period their profits were assessed. The government currently calculates how much a self-employed person should receive in their grant, which covers lost profits during the pandemic, by looking at a three year average. And the maternity discrimination charity, Pregnant then Screwed, claims this disadvantages mothers whose average profits were hit because of time taken out from work. Paul Lewis talks to one of the mothers affected and speaks to Anna Dews from solicitors Leigh Day. A record one billion pounds will be spent next year on compensating customers of financial miss-selling by firms that have gone out of business, according to a forecast in The Financial Services Compensation Scheme Plan and Budget for 2021/22. The cost is more than a third higher than was paid out this year and that was over a third higher than last year’s total. It has just about doubled over three years. What's going on? Paul Lewis talks to FSCS Chief Executive, Caroline Rainbird. Nearly two months after Money Box first reported that the DWP was wrongly telling thousands of people that they owed it hundreds of pounds, Money Box continues to hear from listeners who say it is still going on. The Government told Money Box before Christmas that it had sorted the problem out. But Dan Whitworth talks to one woman who lost £1400 in December. The self assessment tax deadline has been extended to 28 February, so if you file after the original deadline of 31 January , the £100 penalty can be avoided. But the tax does still needs to be paid by the end of this month, not February. Confused? Don't worry because Heather Self, tax partner at Blick Rothenberg explains all. Presenter: Paul Lewis Producer: Ben Carter Reporter: Dan Whitworth Researchers: Darin Graham and Sowda Ali Editor: Rosamund Jones

Baroness Hale of Richmond’s illustrious career includes becoming Britain’s first female Law Lord, the first woman to serve on the UK Supreme Court and its first woman President. In this episode of Talking Law Lady Hale discusses the very high-profile case of the Proroguing of Parliament in 2019, how it feels to be an icon, and even her trademark spider broaches. This episode is supported by Kenworthys Chambers and Leigh Day. Kenworthy’s Chambers are a progressive set of Chambers, striving to ensure access to justice for all, with professionalism and excellence as the driving force to everything we do. Ranked in the Legal 500 Chambers and Partners, our Practice Areas include Crime, Immigration, Commercial, Costs, Civil, Family and Employment. Miss Sally Penni MBE is a Tenant of Kenworthy’s Chambers since 2006. Find us LinkedIn and Twitter at Kenworthy’s Chambers. Leigh day is a national law firm specialising in the more complex aspects of personal injury and human rights law. They are committed to achieving access to justice for all by providing first-rate legal advice. Presented by barrister Sally Penni, founder and chair of Women in the Law UK Find us on LinkedIn or at WomenInTheLawUK.com

London-listed Petra Diamonds has acknowledged a report published by UK-based corporate watchdog Raid that identifies a number of alleged human rights abuses relating to security operations at the Williamson mine, in Tanzania. Petra has committed to investigate these claims and plans to appoint a new security service provider from January. In the report, Raid provides details of at least seven deaths and 41 assaults claimed to have been caused by security personnel at the Williamson mine since it was acquired by Petra in 2009. The mine is 75% owned by Petra and 25% owned by the government of Tanzania. The report, titled 'The Deadly Cost of Ethical Diamonds' claims people have been shot with little or no warning, stabbed, detained, beaten and incarcerated for days, deprived of food or medical treatment. Raid believes the shocking levels of violence and mistreatment at the mine cast doubt on the ethical assurances often iterated by the diamond miner. Raid says its findings are based on about 14 months of research and are informed by 118 interviews it had conducted with local residents, community leaders, former security personnel, local medical staff and mineworker whistle-blowers. According to Raid, a Tanzania-based security contractor is implicated in many of the abuses. Further, Raid says in almost none of the interviews was it found that any of the victims had been armed at the time of injury or death, and no evidence was found of adverse consequences being imposed on security personnel for human rights abuses on Petra’s part. There had, however, been two cases in which security guards were charged or convicted by Tanzanian authorities. Raid explains in the report that the abusive treatment increased after Raid and British law firm Leigh Day started investigating human rights allegations at the mine. Leigh Day has since filed a legal claim in UK courts on behalf of 30 Tanzanian nationals against Petra and its local operating company Williamson Diamonds for alleged human rights abuses. REMEDIAL ACTION Petra issued an initial public statement about the human rights allegations on September 9, followed by a virtual meeting with Raid on September 18 and a response in writing on October 13. However, Raid says Petra did not respond to most of the questions that Raid had raised. Petra had initiated an independent investigation and taken interim measures pending its outcome, including human rights-related refresher training for security personnel and the suspension of two mine employees overseeing security. This while the on-site facility used for detention was in the process of being closed and the on-site medical facility upgraded to ensure the security of patients awaiting court appearance. However, Petra clarified in its statement that the facility was never operated by Williamson Diamonds or a third-party private security contractor. It was used by the local Tanzanian police force as a place to detain trespassers on the mine before their transfer, either to a police station or to court. Raid expects Petra to provide an update on its human rights abuse management and investigative efforts alongside the publishing of its annual results on November 17. Petra states that its investigation should be completed by the end of the year and the investigative committee, comprised entirely of independent nonexecutive directors, will consider recommendations to address any findings. Pending the outcome of investigations into the veracity of the claims, the company also appointed an external consultancy to conduct an assessment of the operating subsidiary’s management of security at the mine. In addition to its investigative efforts and reappointment of a security contractor, Petra is also rolling out a dedicated community grievance mechanism to provide a structure through which complaints and grievances can be raised and resolved. The company has put up new offices outside the main gates of the ...

JSE-listed diversified miner Anglo American South Africa has noted a class action lawsuit filed against it by Mbuyisa Moleele Attorneys and Leigh Day in the Gauteng High Court, related to lead poisoning claims stemming from the Kabwe mine, in Zambia. The lawyers filed the lawsuit on behalf of a class estimated to comprise more than 100 000 individuals in the Kabwe district of Zambia. The claimants believe they have been exposed to lead contamination. The claimants, which include young children, are reportedly suffering from alarming levels of lead poisoning, which can cause a range of psychological and intellectual conditions, as well as damage to bodily organs, neurological systems and fertility. In extreme cases, lead poisoning can lead to serious brain damage and death. For conceiving women, lead is known to result in the unborn child being subjected to the same concentration of lead as the mother and can hold various risks to the foetus and the mother. A press release issued by the law firms alleges that generations of children have been poisoned by the operations of the Kabwe mine, originally called Broken Hill, which they also say has caused widespread contamination of soil, dust, water and vegetation in the area. The main sources of this poisonous lead were from the mine’s smelter, ore processing operation and tailings dumps, the firms state. The lawyers say the Kabwe mine was part of the Anglo American South Africa group from 1925 until 1974 and was one of the world’s most productive lead mines during this time. In response to Mining Weekly, Anglo American South Africa says it was one of a number of investors in the company that owned the Kabwe mine until the early 1970s and was, at all times, far from being a majority owner. In 1974, the company that owned the mine was nationalised by the Zambian government. It was then managed by a Zambian State-owned mining company up to 1994 when the mine was closed down. The lawyers believe Anglo is liable for damages in that it had a role in controlling, managing, supervising and advising on the technical, medical and safety aspects of the mine’s operations. The lawyers claim that substantial emissions of lead into the local environment were owing to deficiencies in the design and systems of operation and control of lead. They also believe that Anglo failed to ensure the clean-up of the communities’ contaminated land. The lawyers cite experts who claim that about two-thirds of the lead currently in the Kabwe environment is likely to have been deposited there between 1925 and 1974 when Anglo American South Africa owned a stake in the mine’s controlling company. Anglo says it will review the claims made and will take all necessary steps to vigorously defend its position in the matter.

In this podcast, Andrew Lord an Associate solicitor at Leigh Day specialising in abuse claims, explores the story of a six year old girl known publicly as “Bella” to protect her identity. Bella's parents* recall the devastation when she disclosed being sexually assaulted by other children at school on a number of occasions. They recall experiences of the reporting process; Bella's diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder; and trying to move on.Andrew also speaks with Rachel Krys, former director of EVAW, who talks about the implementation of the Department for Education’s guidance, “Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges”, and the need for clearer guidance for schools on how to handle allegations of abuse amongst children.   We acknowledge that the idea that sometimes very young children are capable of abusive acts will make many feel uncomfortable, but this is an issue that we cannot afford to be squeamish about. The bravery required of a child to make a disclosure cannot be underestimated, whether the perpetrator is an adult or another child, and I hope that we, collectively as a society, are able to learn to acknowledge, effectively tackle and ultimately prevent any abuse amongst children.   *Bella's parents have had voice distortion applied to protect her identity.  

Back in February, the Court of Appeal ruled that the government’s decision to expand Heathrow Airport is unlawful on climate change grounds, in one of the most important environmental law cases in this country for over a generation. This followed a successful legal challenge by environmental organisation Friends of the Earth, represented by Leigh Day, in a victory for local campaigners who have been battling against the third runway for years.In this podcast, Katie de Kauwe from Friends of the Earth's legal team chatted with Rowan Smith solicitor in the environmental law team at Leigh Day to discuss what the result means for the future of climate action.Join the conversation on Twitter with #nothirdrunway and #takeclimateaction.Resources mentioned: Court of Appeal Judgment http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2020/214.html Find out about climate action groups and how you can get involved at https://takeclimateaction.uk/ Legal challenge against Road Investment Strategy 2 https://www.leighday.co.uk/News/Press-releases-2020/April-2020/Transport-Action-Network-begins-legal-challenge-ag Chris Packham announces appeal of HS2 decision https://www.leighday.co.uk/News/Press-releases-2020/April-2020/Chris-Packham-announces-appeal-of-HS2-decision

This episode is in honour of Azul Rojas Marin and the struggle for LGBTQ rights around the world. Clara Sandoval is Professor of Human Rights Law at the School of Law and Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, and co-director of the Essex Transitional Justice Network at Essex. Clara is co-authored of the book Doctrine, Practice, and Advocacy in the Inter-American Human Rights System (OUP, 2019). Chris Esdaile is a Legal Advisor at REDRESS. Previously, he worked at Leigh Day, Solicitors, using legal action in England to hold large UK companies to account for harming people in other countries, and latterly working on some of the claims resulting from alleged mistreatment by British forces during the Iraq conflict. Prior to that he had worked on human rights issues in South Africa, Chile and in the UK. A UK-qualified solicitor, Chris has an LLM in International Human Rights Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Learn more about the case of Azul: https://redress.org/casework/azul-rojas-marin-formerly-luis-alberto-rojas-marin/ Learn more about the Essex Human Rights Centre: https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/human-rights

Who will triumph in the battle for Britain's courts: Johnson or the judiciary? In the new issue of Prospect, our cover story goes behind the simmering politicisation of Britain's judges in the era of Brexit, and we talk to senior judges and former Supreme Court justices on what they think will happen to the courts under Boris Johnson's government. Judicial independence no more?Prospect has teamed up with the Better Human podcast, a show by human rights barrister Adam Wagner, to discuss the fate of judicial review in Britain. Prospect editor Tom Clark is joined by Adam, along with Martha Spurrier, director of Liberty, Tessa Gregory, Partner at Leigh Day, and Charlie Falconer, Labour peer and barrister who helped drive through the constitutional reform act under Tony Blair's government. If you want to listen to the second half of the podcast – on the future of the Human Rights Act – you can visit the Better Human podcast here: https://anchor.fm/better-human See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of RightsCast, we bring you a panel discussion, chaired by Sheldon Leader, with Dr Miriam Saage-Maaß and Daniel Leader, both leading practitioners in the business and human rights field, as they outline recent developments in the litigation of business and human rights cases. Taking Lessenich’s and others’ sociological concept of the “imperialistic lifestyle” to describe the dynamics of global economy and the lack of fundamental resistance against it, Miriam Saage-Maaß demonstrates how the law organises and enables exploitative practices of global economy. She also analyses how the law nevertheless opens space to develop resistance, and how it can be a driver of self-empowerment of workers and others negatively affected by globalised economic activities. Daniel Leader discusses the emerging jurisprudence from the UK Supreme Court surrounding the issue of parent company liability. In April 2019, the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment in Vedanta Resources Plc v Lungowe and Ors. [2019] UKSC 20. The appeal analysed the controversial question of whether a parent company can be liable in the English courts for the operations of its foreign subsidiaries. The Supreme Court significantly extended the potential scope of parent company liability. The unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court has been cited as “the most important judicial decision in the field of business and human rights since the jurisdictional ruling of the US Supreme Court in Kiobel in 2013.” Dr. Miriam Saage-Maaß is Vice Legal Director at the European Centre For Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), where she coordinates the Business and Human Rights program. She has worked on various cases against corporations relating to exploitation of workers in Bangladesh and Pakistan, especially against KiK Textilien regarding liability in the Baldia Factory Fire, and against companies trading in cotton picked through forced child labour in Uzbekistan. In 2016, the Association of Democratic Lawyers in Germany awarded Saage-Maaß and ECCHR's General Secretary the Hans Litten Prize in acknowledgment of their role in the strategic approach of ECCHR's work. Daniel Leader is a barrister and partner at Leigh Day and specialises in international claims, group actions, environmental and human rights law. Over the past 25 years, Leigh Day has been involved in groundbreaking cases against parent companies on behalf of victims from the developing world who have sought redress for human rights abuses committed by British companies. The firm has represented claimants from Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, Kenya, Colombia, Peru, Bangladesh, Iraq and the Ivory Coast. Many of Leigh Day cases have reached the higher courts and set new precedents in English law for cross-jurisdictional litigation. In 2001 Dan was awarded the Bar Council's Sydney Elland Goldsmith award for his contribution to pro bono work in Africa. For an update on the Lafarge case taken by ECCHR and Sherpa: https://www.ecchr.eu/en/case/lafarge-in-syria-accusations-of-complicity-in-grave-human-rights-violations/

Paratriathlete George Peasgood came by our London office to talk winter training and the preparation for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. George has won two GBR Paratriathlon National Championships (2015, 2019) as well as placing 7th in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. After suffering a traumatic injury to his left leg and ankle when he was two years old, George had several reconstructive surgeries and leg lengthening procedures. Coming from a family of high-achieving triathletes, George did not let his disability prevent him from taking up the sport in 2009 aged just 14. In the podcast George discusses his most memorable moments of his career so far, and geeks out over gear ratios with former GB cyclist, and Leigh Day’s Marketing Director, David Standard.

Earlier this year the legal campaigning group Wild Justice secured a landmark victory for UK wildlife in its first legal case, which challenged Natural England’s decision to issue licences for the lethal control of birds. David Standard from Leigh Day sat down with David Wolfe QC and Carol Day to discuss the case, and the aftermath. David later managed to catch up with Mark Avery, who is one of the directors of Wild Justice alongside Chris Packham and Dr. Ruth Tingay. What was wrong with the General Licences and why were they challenged? Were legal proceedings necessary? What was Natural England asked to do? Did Natural England have no choice but to revoke the licences? In this episode: David Wolfe QC, Matrix Chambers Carol Day, Leigh Day Dr. Mark Avery, Wild Justice

Micro-incivilities by their name are small but have a cumulative effect on the individual. Kiran, Rob and I talk about and how they affect self-esteem, how perpetrators may not even realise they're doing it, making them problematic to identify, report and address. Is the workplace ready - equipped with the knowledge, understanding and language - to even have this conversation yet? "Until we regard our BAME staff networks as business-critical entities, we will fall short of what our business is capable of." - Rob Neil OBE Kiran Daurka is a Discrimination & employment lawyer and Partner at Leigh Day. You can connect with her on LinkedIn. Rob Neil OBE is the Chair of the Ministry of Justice UK Diverse Leaders Taskforce. Rob is present on LinkedIn. We cover a wide range of topics, including: Kiran and Rob's witnessing or experiencing this type of behaviour in and outside the workplace. How aware people in the workplace usually are about micro-incivilities. Are BAME people more likely to be aware of them? Are micro-incivilities proactively counteracted in your workplace or industry? The effectiveness of current measures meant to address workplace micro-incivilities. What has the potential to stop people from reporting these incidents? How damaging this type of behaviour could be compared to more overt acts of racism. Short and long term effects of being subjected to micro-incivilities as an individual. How do we bring unconsciousness or benevolent behaviour into or consciousness. Changes which should happen at individual and systemic level to progress in this area. "If your non-white friends are not talking to you about race, it doesn’t mean there’s not a problem, it means you’re not part of that conversation. They are talking about it elsewhere." - Kiran Daurka And much more. Please enjoy, and be sure to grab a copy of Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference and connect with Professor Binna Kandola OBE on LinkedIn to join the conversation or share your thoughts. Mentioned in the episode Bias in Britain [23:30] Let’s Talk Race [28:10] Complaint as Diversity Work [37:50] Race Disparity Unit [45:15]

Blind and visually impaired prisoners in the US state of Maryland have been awarded $1.4 million by the correctional service for discrimination. They successfully claimed they were not given access to information, jobs and courses to give them equality within the prison or during rehabilitation. Eve Hill, representing the group, says some have had to pay for sighted guide assistance, and others to perform sex acts to have information read to them. Tyrell lost his sight through a gunshot wound and says life was lonely and tough for him as a visually impaired prisoner. Benjamin Burrows, from Leigh Day solicitors, says he has represented visually impaired people in a number of cases here in the UK, and the picture is similar. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Lee Kumutat

In this podcast Alison Millar, a partner at Leigh Day specialising in abuse claims, explores the story of James, a former client who was sexually assaulted by a nurse at a sexual health clinic. James recalls his experiences of the NHS complaints process; the criminal justice system; and how the civil law helped. Alison also speaks with Alan Robertson, an Independent Sexual Violence Advocate at Survivors UK, who talks about the particular issues faced by those who have been abused in healthcare settings and why we need more specialist support services.

On the first anniversary of the Alseran ruling, where it was found that detainees in British military custody in Iraq had suffered inhuman and degrading treatment, and had been unlawfully detained. The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, together with Leigh Day, hosted a seminar to discuss the implications of recent case law on British military detention in Iraq. Revd Nicholas Mercer (formerly of Army Legal Services) will share his experiences in Iraq at the outset of the war and his thoughts on the judgment in Alseran and Ors v MoD. Dr Melanie Jacques (Leigh Day) will provide an in-depth analysis of Alseran and Ors v MoD and Al-Waheed/Serdar Mohammed (No.2) v MoD, the legal developments leading up to these cases and the legal issues and principles arising from them. Leigh Day represented the Claimants in Alseran and Ors v MoD and Al-Waheed/Mohammed (No.2). Dr Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne (University of Reading) will explore the legal regulation of detention in international armed conflict, belligerent occupation and in non-international armed conflict; and how the procedural protections of Article 5(4) ECHR might be satisfied where IHL also applies. Chair: Professor Liora Lazarus (Head of Research, Bonavero Institute for Human Rights)

On the first anniversary of the Alseran ruling, where it was found that detainees in British military custody in Iraq had suffered inhuman and degrading treatment, and had been unlawfully detained. The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, together with Leigh Day, hosted a seminar to discuss the implications of recent case law on British military detention in Iraq. Panellists; Dr Thomas Obel Hansen (University of Ulster) will speak about his recent co-authored discussion paper (with Dr Carla Ferstman and Dr Noora Arajarvi) 'The UK in Iraq: Efforts and Prospects for Accountability for International Crimes Allegations: A Discussion Paper' (University of Essex Human Rights Centre; Ulster University Transitional Justice Initiative 2018). Dr Elizabeth Stubbins Bates (Merton College, Oxford) will present her research findings on the British Army's training in international humanitarian law, making predictions for future military operations. Chair: Professor Dapo Akande (Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict)

On the first anniversary of the Alseran ruling, where it was found that detainees in British military custody in Iraq had suffered inhuman and degrading treatment, and had been unlawfully detained. The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, together with Leigh Day, hosted a seminar to discuss the implications of recent case law on British military detention in Iraq. Revd Nicholas Mercer (formerly of Army Legal Services) will share his experiences in Iraq at the outset of the war and his thoughts on the judgment in Alseran and Ors v MoD. Dr Melanie Jacques (Leigh Day) will provide an in-depth analysis of Alseran and Ors v MoD and Al-Waheed/Serdar Mohammed (No.2) v MoD, the legal developments leading up to these cases and the legal issues and principles arising from them. Leigh Day represented the Claimants in Alseran and Ors v MoD and Al-Waheed/Mohammed (No.2). Dr Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne (University of Reading) will explore the legal regulation of detention in international armed conflict, belligerent occupation and in non-international armed conflict; and how the procedural protections of Article 5(4) ECHR might be satisfied where IHL also applies. Chair: Professor Liora Lazarus (Head of Research, Bonavero Institute for Human Rights)

On the first anniversary of the Alseran ruling, where it was found that detainees in British military custody in Iraq had suffered inhuman and degrading treatment, and had been unlawfully detained. The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, together with Leigh Day, hosted a seminar to discuss the implications of recent case law on British military detention in Iraq. Panellists; Dr Thomas Obel Hansen (University of Ulster) will speak about his recent co-authored discussion paper (with Dr Carla Ferstman and Dr Noora Arajarvi) 'The UK in Iraq: Efforts and Prospects for Accountability for International Crimes Allegations: A Discussion Paper' (University of Essex Human Rights Centre; Ulster University Transitional Justice Initiative 2018). Dr Elizabeth Stubbins Bates (Merton College, Oxford) will present her research findings on the British Army's training in international humanitarian law, making predictions for future military operations. Chair: Professor Dapo Akande (Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict)

In the 70s and 80s gay activists fought against discrimination and inequality in all aspects of society. Although enormous strides have been made, there’s still more to do, and we can’t take hard-fought gains for granted.  In this episode the Rev Richard Coles discusses with Alice Ramsey, from the employment team at Leigh Day, the changes he has seen in his lifetime and where efforts need to be made for true equality for the LGBT community in society.   Guest speakersRev Richard Coles Alice Ramsay

NHS commissioning groups are responding to budget cuts by capping injured people’s Continuing Health Care packages. This is preventing many people with severe disability from receiving the care they need at home. In this episode Dan Burden, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Spinal Injuries Association discusses the SIA’s fight against this injustice with Daniel Easton, a partner in the personal injury team at Leigh Day     Guest speakers Dan Burden  Daniel Easton

Nearly 2,000 people die on our roads every year and the numbers are increasing. In this episode, the head of Leigh Day’s personal injury team, Sally Moore, discusses with Cynthia Barlow from Roadpeace, who lost her own daughter in a collision on the road, how victims of a road traffic crime should be treated as victims of crime, and their families given more support and information. Guest speakers Cynthia Barlow OBE, Chair of RoadPeaceSally Moore, Leigh Day Partner and head of the personal injury department   To find out more about the work we do visit www.leighday.co.uk/Personal-Injury-and-industrial-disease/Travel-and-traffic 

(In collaboration with the Norwegian Council for Africa and the Rafto Foundation) Screening of Nowhere to Run + debate: Oil production has caused devastating environmental damages in Nigeria, while the industry has made trillions of dollars. How can oil companies be held accountable for the damages they have caused? How can further environmental destruction be avoided and how can we work better towards ensuring that multinational companies respect human rights? The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) were endorsed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2011. Do they have an impact on how big companies conduct their business or is the world in dire need of more binding regulations for international business? The British law firm Leigh Day has brought forward cases against Shell in the UK on behalf of thousands of Nigerians, for environmental damages that has destroyed their livelihood. Will cases like this change the behaviour of big corporations? Daniel Leader is a partner in the law firm Leigh Day and specialises in international human rights and environmental litigation with a particular focus on group actions by claimants from the developing world. Nnimmo Bassey is an architect, author and poet and one of Africa’s leading environmental activists. In 2012 he was awarded the Rafto prize for his work.