Advantage Litigation News & Updates
From time to time we will post news articles and announcements relating to the firm and to various legal issues that may be of interest to you.
Latest News
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Ongoing insolvency dispute prevents redundancy payments to staff
Staff at a Scottish clinical waste disposal firm are facing financial hardship as an ongoing contested insolvency action means that redundancy payments are being delayed. Staff at Dundee-based Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) have been caught up in a recent controversy following revelations that the business had been stockpiling human waste and body parts. The revelations resulted in the termination of a significant number of NHS contracts with HES, followed by the firms 100+ staff being given employment termination notices. HES’s management team, headed by MD Garry Pettigrew, are continuing to contest the insolvency process and find a buyer for the company, meaning that any redundancy payments to staff will not be made until the insolvency process is completed. HES staff have arranged a meeting with Dundee East MSP Shona Robison on Monday afternoon and are trying to rally support from... Read More
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Suing your solicitor for professional negligence
Sometimes, even an established professional such as a lawyer or solicitor can make a mistake that directly affects you or your business. Mistakes, whilst thankfully not that common in the UK, can mean that a wide range of claims may fail, contracts become invalid and you or your business are left picking up the pieces with the likely financial consequences that this entails. If you have had a problem with your solicitor and you would like to find out more about making a claim for compensation, there are 4 main factors to consider: Read More
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£5bn class action claim filed at Liverpool High Court
In what is widely considered to be one of the largest claims in British legal history, a joint UU/US firm has filed a complaint at Liverpool High Court seeking £5bn in compensation for victims of an environmental catastrophe in Brazil. The law firm filing the complaint, SGP Law, is a new entrant to the UK legal scene and is comprised of a partnership between both UK and US Lawyers. SGP is representing 240,000 claimants, all of whom are alleged victims of the Sanmarco dam collapse in 2015, in which 19 people were killed and hundreds more were permanently displaced. The claim for £5bn is against mining company BHP Billiton has been filed in a UK Court as the legal action is more likely to be able to progress more quickly than if the claim was filed in Brazil. BHP Billiton is... Read More
