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Posts from our lawyers about the latest trends and developments in the legal industry and beyond.
Tom Goodhead joined experts and victims of environmental crimes in Brazil at Harvard University to discuss extractive industries.
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...
While environmental and governance strategies are nothing new, the field of ESG legal risk management is growing exponentially.
Listening to those we represent describing their lives with a failed medical product can be harrowing, but helping them access justice is a remarkable...
Puberty supressing hormones will no longer be routinely offered as a treatment for gender dysphoria in children and adolescents according to new NHS England...
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...
The Supreme Court has passed a landmark judgment setting out an approach for secondary victims claiming for psychiatric harm in a clinical negligence context.
Pogust Goodhead has this month launched our newest initiative, 'My Finance Claim'. Its purpose is to hold lenders and brokers to account whilst securing...
In a recent article for The Lawyer, Tom Goodhead discussed the Post Office scandal and the role of group litigation in stopping multinational corporations...
For the past two weeks, I have been at the heart of climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai, UAE.
Michigan has repealed a blanket immunity law for drugmakers. This law had hindered the rights of residents for decades, preventing them from addressing...
Pogust Goodhead's Client Liason Officer Jan Faulkner has launched a campaign called 'Raise the Limit' to extend the medical limitation period.
In October, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Environmental Justice released its first-ever Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report.
The Competition and Markets Authority recently published guidance to help businesses understand how they can lawfully collaborate on environmental sustainability...
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...
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.
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...
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".
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...
On 2 November 2022, Dutch members of parliament submitted an updated version of the Bill for Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct...
NHS Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) have been ordered by the Scottish Government to report on the service provided at Sandyford clinic for the treatment...
Pogust Goodhead has a direct interest in Rights of Nature because of its experience in representing indigenous communities and people, its interest in...
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...
Pogust Goodhead continues to fight for individuals who have been injured by the iron deficiency anemia drug, Injectafer.
Injectafer was brought to the...
On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap announcing plans to address the urgent public health...
Once labelled “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...
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],...
‘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,...
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...
Emissions from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) – i.e. those powered by diesel and petrol – contribute significantly to climate...
This year, for International Women’s Day, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team set up a fundraising campaign for our charity partners, Refuge...
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...
On 28 December 2021, the High Court of South Africa handed down a ruling (the ‘Case‘) interdicting Royal Dutch Shell (Shell)...
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...
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...
The Dutch regime for collective actions was overhauled when the Act on Redress of Mass Damages in Collective Action (“WAMCA”...
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...
In previous posts, the firm examined recent landmark climate change cases and litigation trends and the new European human rights and environmental due...
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...
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...
Environmental litigation is on the rise as individuals and organisations take to the courts to hold corporations and governments accountable under their...
In countries with great environmental potential, it is common for natural resources to become one of the main sources of national income through public...
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...
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...
What is the future for traditional communities? How does the climate crisis affect environmental justice? Which paths does Brazil have? The Brazil Forum...
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...
Litigation is a costly procedure. Available resources can substantially impact outcomes, and smaller players are often disadvantaged against large corporations....
The Rana Plaza Disaster is among the worst industrial accidents on record. On 24 April 2013, an eight-storey building that housed five garment factories...
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...
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...
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...
At Pogust Goodhead we are passionate about championing justice and ensuring fairness for all. Our judicial review of the hotel quarantine is no exception...
The rapid growth of supply chains across borders has brought undeniable benefits to developing countries. However, it has also negatively impacted these...
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...
One of Pogust Goodhead’s many talented paralegals, Eléonore Buisson, recently graduated with a Masters in Economic Law from the Sciences Po Law School,...
In a seminal judgment delivered on 12 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court in Okpabi unanimously ruled in favour of the appellants in a group litigation...
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...
There is often some confusion in the difference between barristers and solicitors. Put simply, barristers tend to represent clients in court, and solicitors...
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...
What Does Precedent Mean?
Precedent is when a previous court decision is considered to be a ‘rule’ for deciding or influencing subsequent cases involving...
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...
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,...
What is a Steering Committee?
As the name would suggest, a steering committee helps steer and direct complex litigation.
Ordered by court, the committee...
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...
What is group litigation?
Group litigations take place when your claim is managed collectively with the claims of other individuals. Courts grant Group...
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...
Essure, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare, is the only non-surgical permanent form of birth control for women in the UK.
Made of a metal coil and plastic...
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