Save Our Surgery group have launched a judicial review to legally challenge the plans to end the child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. Last July, an official review concluded that Leeds General Infirmary should stop operations so that care could be concentrated at fewer, larger sites. Instead, children will need to travel to Newcastle… Read More
Swain & Co solicitors are fighting for prisoners, to preserve their rights to Judicial Review. We have joined other campaigners in a fight against proposed Government changes, which are led by the media and will affect the access, speed and effectiveness of Judicial Review. Our representations have been prepared by our expert prison law solicitors… Read More
The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over welfare benefits. Lord Bach raised concerns over the fact that there is automatic legal aid for any client who gets to the second tier or upper tribunal (that is the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court) on welfare law cases. However, there is… Read More
The government has admitted that a huge blunder occurred in the awarding of the West Coast Main Line to FirstGroup, revealed on the eve of the High Court challenge from Virgin. Virgin Trains, who has the contract taken away from them from 6th December, called the judicial review into the bidding process. But, a shock… Read More
Swain & Co. we are pleased to be able to offer our clients a range of services and often can use the combined expertise of departments to promote the rights of our clients. This was exactly what happened in our recent success for a client. The combined efforts of our Prison Law team and our… Read More
Swain & Co. community care lawyers are delighted to hear that the European Court of Human Rights will be considering a high profile case that could fundamentally affect English law on provision of care services. Elaine McDonald is a former ballerina, who was left disabled as a result of a stroke some years ago. For… Read More
Pharmaceutical company Novartis is challenging the use of a substitute, cheaper drug to its Lucentis for a common cause of loss of vision. Lucentis is licensed for use on eyes for the condition wet age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, which is a common cause of loss of vision in older people. It costs £740 per… Read More
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan military commander, is taken legal action against former foreign secretary, Jack Straw. Legal papers have been served on the Labour MP following reports that he had personally permitted the illegal rendition of Belhadj, signing the documents that allowed him to be sent back to his homeland in 2004. Belhadj claims… Read More
The High Court has ruled that the government acted lawfully in scrapping lawyers’ fees for committal proceedings in Criminal Defence work. The Law Society sought a judicial review of the fee change that came into force in October2011, but the action was not deemed unlawful. Lawyers’ fees have been reduced by £318 for Magistrates’ Court… Read More
David Lock, QC of No 5 Chambers has recently commented on how the Court, in the case of R v Cambridge Health Authority ex parte B (1995) 1 WLR 898, in the light of excessive demands being put on the NHS, has given the go ahead for the NHS and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), who… Read More
