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April 18, 2024
Tom Goodhead joined experts and victims of environmental crimes in Brazil at Harvard University to discuss extractive industries.
April 12, 2024
The Final Cass Report was published in April 2024, over three and a half years later and two years after her Interim Report was published. The purpose...
April 9, 2024
While environmental and governance strategies are nothing new, the field of ESG legal risk management is growing exponentially.
April 8, 2024
Listening to those we represent describing their lives with a failed medical product can be harrowing, but helping them access justice is a remarkable...
March 22, 2024
Puberty supressing hormones will no longer be routinely offered as a treatment for gender dysphoria in children and adolescents according to new NHS England...
March 13, 2024
Claimants involved in a data breach in which their information was mailed to the wrong address, the claimants must show the recipients opened and read...
March 6, 2024
The Supreme Court has passed a landmark judgment setting out an approach for secondary victims claiming for psychiatric harm in a clinical negligence...
January 26, 2024
Pogust Goodhead has this month launched our newest initiative, 'My Finance Claim'. Its purpose is to hold lenders and brokers to account whilst securing...
January 18, 2024
In a recent article for The Lawyer, Tom Goodhead discussed the Post Office scandal and the role of group litigation in stopping multinational corporations...
December 13, 2023
For the past two weeks, I have been at the heart of climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai, UAE.
December 12, 2023
Michigan has repealed a blanket immunity law for drugmakers. This law had hindered the rights of residents for decades, preventing them from addressing...
November 20, 2023
Pogust Goodhead's Client Liason Officer Jan Faulkner has launched a campaign called 'Raise the Limit' to extend the medical limitation period.
November 14, 2023
In October, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Environmental Justice released its first-ever Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report...
November 7, 2023
The Competition and Markets Authority recently published guidance to help businesses understand how they can lawfully collaborate on environmental sustainability...
October 31, 2023
In 2011, a study initially found that hormone blockers made 'no change' to psychological function, but a reanalysis of the data showed that 34% of participants...
July 27, 2023
In advance of the event, our COO Alicia Alinia – who is of Iranian heritage – wrote an article for The Independent on why the event mattered.
July 27, 2023
In a recent article for The Independent, our CEO Tom Goodhead said the case wasn’t just about BHP, but how many Western multinational corporations had...
July 11, 2023
Alicia Alinia has published her response to the article in a piece in ConservativeHome titled "The rise of group litigation is not a threat to justice...
March 7, 2023
Although climate litigation has been on the agenda of some activists for many years, the importance of climate litigation is only set to increase as the...
November 29, 2022
On 2 November 2022, Dutch members of parliament submitted an updated version of the Bill for Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct...
November 3, 2022
NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) have been ordered by the Scottish Government to report on the service provided at Sandyford clinic for the treatment...
October 31, 2022
Pogust Goodhead has a direct interest in Rights of Nature because of its experience in representing indigenous communities and people, its interest in...
October 13, 2022
Following receipt of a number of allegations against the Trans youth charity Mermaids, the Charity Commission has now confirmed that it has opened a case...
September 5, 2022
Pogust Goodhead continues to fight for individuals who have been injured by the iron deficiency anemia drug, Injectafer.
Injectafer was brought to the...
August 30, 2022
On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap announcing plans to address the urgent public health...
August 18, 2022
Once labeled “the largest white elephant in the history of group actions”, the Court of Appeal in Municipio de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group plc and BHP...
June 1, 2022
It is a rule in Brazilian law that generally whoever alleges must prove the allegation. Pursuant to article 373 of the Brazilian Civil Procedure Code[1],...
May 27, 2022
‘Black Wednesday for big oil’, as the media1 dubbed it on 26 May 2021, was the day when some of the biggest players in the industry – ExxonMobil, Chevron,...
April 20, 2022
On 5 January 2022, the Paris Judicial Tribunal (Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris)[1] ruled for the first time since group actions were introduced into French...
March 30, 2022
Emissions from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) – i.e. those powered by diesel and petrol – contribute significantly to climate...
March 9, 2022
This year, for International Women’s Day, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team set up a fundraising campaign for our charity partners, Refuge...
February 11, 2022
Late last year, the Bahia state of Brazil was affected by flooding and heavy rains as a result of the extreme weather caused by climate change.
The Bahia...
January 30, 2022
On 28 December 2021, the High Court of South Africa handed down a ruling (the ‘Case‘) interdicting Royal Dutch Shell (Shell)...
January 18, 2022
In the high-profile case of Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50, the Supreme Court handed down its final judgment in November 2021.
Following a two-day...
January 12, 2022
Post-festive season, there is fresh motivation to set goals for the year ahead. It is increasingly in vogue to focus on the environmental impact of our...
December 14, 2021
The Dutch regime for collective actions was overhauled when the Act on Redress of Mass Damages in Collective Action (“WAMCA”...
December 10, 2021
How can you obtain a judgment without going to trial? While it may sound like a trick question, the English rules on Civil Procedure (the Civil Procedure...
November 10, 2021
In previous posts, the firm examined recent landmark climate change cases and litigation trends and the new European human rights and environmental due...
October 27, 2021
Instructing a solicitor and starting a case, especially against a large, well-resourced defendant, can seem like a daunting task.
To help our current and...
September 13, 2021
U.S. discovery rules are generally more liberal and expansive than those in other countries. United States Statute 28 USC § 1782 provides a powerful tool...
August 27, 2021
Environmental litigation is on the rise as individuals and organizations take to the courts to hold corporations and governments accountable under their...
August 16, 2021
In countries with great environmental potential, it is common for natural resources to become one of the main sources of national income through public...
August 11, 2021
What is Alternative Dispute Resolution? Arbitration is a private court hearing where parties agree to be bound by the decision of the mediator.
It is an...
July 16, 2021
A class action is when a large group of affected people form a collective claim over a common legal issue. A class action is also sometimes called group...
June 28, 2021
What is the future for traditional communities? How does the climate crisis affect environmental justice? Which paths does Brazil have? The Brazil Forum...
June 14, 2021
It is evident that there has been a marked rise in group securities litigation globally in recent years.
This can be traced back to the 2010 US Supreme...
June 4, 2021
Litigation is a costly procedure. Available resources can substantially impact outcomes, and smaller players are often disadvantaged against large corporations....
June 4, 2021
The Rana Plaza Disaster is among the worst industrial accidents on record. On 24 April 2013, an eight-story building that housed five garment factories...
May 21, 2021
Filing a legal claim against a large company can be intimidating, especially if it has a strong legal team and a generous pool of finances. However, by...
May 17, 2021
Product liability is the legal obligation a manufacturer or seller is held to for producing or selling a faulty product.
People who suffer damages as a...
May 6, 2021
As we mentioned in our previous update, the Hotel Quarantine Judicial Review is very important to us as a firm because of our passion for championing justice...
April 27, 2021
At Pogust Goodhead we are passionate about championing justice and ensuring fairness for all. Our judicial review of the hotel quarantine is no exception...
April 23, 2021
The rapid growth of supply chains across borders has brought undeniable benefits to developing countries. However, it has also negatively impacted these...
April 2, 2021
What is a limitation period?
The limitation period is the time period in which a party can bring a claim. This time commences from when the breach, damage...
March 17, 2021
One of Pogust Goodhead’s many talented paralegals, Eléonore Buisson, recently graduated with a Masters in Economic Law from the Sciences Po Law School,...
March 12, 2021
In a seminal judgment delivered on 12 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court in Okpabi unanimously ruled in favor of the appellants in a group litigation...
February 14, 2021
In a ground-breaking judgment, the UK Supreme Court allowed an appeal in a group litigation against the oil and gas company Shell plc.
The decision will...
January 13, 2021
There is often some confusion in the difference between barristers and solicitors. Put simply, barristers tend to represent clients in court, and solicitors...
December 23, 2020
What is a Breach?
A breach is the act of someone breaking, or failing to observe, their legal obligations. A contract can be breached in whole or in part.
In...
December 23, 2020
What Does Precedent Mean?
Precedent is when a previous court decision is considered to be a ‘rule’ for deciding or influencing subsequent cases involving...
December 3, 2020
What is a settlement?
A settlement is a resolution reached by the parties involved in a case, rather than one ordered by a judge.
Settlements are often...
November 25, 2020
What is no-win, no-fee?
A No-Win, No-Fee agreement protects you from paying any legal fees in the event that a case is not successful. In legal jargon,...
November 18, 2020
What is a Steering Committee?
As the name would suggest, a steering committee helps steer and direct complex litigation.
Ordered by court, the committee...
November 12, 2020
What is compensation?
In the context of law, compensation is the money you are awarded by a court for loss, damage or suffering.
The amount of money you...
November 4, 2020
What is group litigation?
Group litigations take place when your claim is managed collectively with the claims of other individuals. Courts grant Group...
August 3, 2019
Primodos was a hormone-based pregnancy test, manufactured by Schering, now Bayer PLC, first made available for sale in the UK in 1956 and was withdrawn...
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