Solicitor behind Corby toxic waste case criticises Jackson report
The solicitor behind the landmark Corby birth defects case has criticised proposals to reform the way compensation claims and other types of litigation are paid for.  Des Collins, a senior partner at Collins Solicitors, the firm which represented 19 people affected by the toxic chemicals present in the soil around a disused steelworks in the Northamptonshire town of Corby, said that… read more

Corby residents see end to more than a decade of legal battles
The families of children exposed to toxic waste from the former Corby steelworks site in Northamptonshire have been awarded around £4 million in compensation after an agreement was reached last week with the local council. 

The agreement marks the final chapter in a legal battle that has been going on for 11 years between parents of the… read more

Corby council to deny toxic chemicals were to blame
The council at the centre of the steelworks birth defects case has voted to appeal against a High Court ruling that it was to blame for exposing the mothers of 16 children to toxic chemicals during their pregnancies.  Corby Borough Council voted last night by a margin of 21 to 8 in favour of appealing the judgement, which was likely to… read more