Unite Legal Services has represented thousands of members in personal injury cases including serious injuries, clinical negligence, industrial diseases and also in employment matters. We campaign to defend and improve working conditions for members across a range of sectors.
Unite Legal Services is backing a motion that calls on the trade union movement to defend the Human Rights Act.
Howard Beckett, Unite director of legal services, addressed comrades at TUC Congress on…Full story
In a speech delivered at the 148th annual Trades Union Congress, Unite’s director of legal services, Howard Beckett, addresses the importance of human rights in the workplace.
Howard Beckett said: “T…Full story
Gail Cartmail, assistant general secretary of Unite, led calls at the TUC conference today (13 September) for tougher laws and a full public inquiry into blacklisting.
Addressing conference in suppor…Full story
A Unite member who was forced to leave his job as an HGV driver after suffering a disabling wrist injury at work has been awarded more than £220,000 in compensation.
52-year-old Antony Yeomans had ma…Full story
Howard Beckett, Director of Legal Services at Unite sets out some of the considerations relevant to the initial procedural steps which would be required to implement the outcome of the referendum on l…Full story
