Asbestos in schools – lessons learned
Recent headlines stating that 90% of schools in the Lancashire region contain asbestos are shocking at first. There is a growing awareness of the ongoing presence of asbestos in lots of different types...
View ArticleSix figure settlement secured following a death related to asbestos exposure
Awareness of the hazardous health effects of asbestos exposure has heightened in recent years. Thankfully, changes in legislation mean that the material is no longer used and in any event, asbestos is...
View ArticleGovernment u-turn on court fees for mesothelioma claims is a welcome step,...
Earlier this month, legal action brought by the Asbestos Victims Support Group resulted in the government deciding that individuals exposed to asbestos, and making a mesothelioma claim as a result,...
View ArticleOvercoming the challenges faced with low exposure asbestos claims
It has become common for some asbestos claims to be defended on the basis that low exposure to the material did not create a foreseeable risk of injury. When we’re dealing with these types of claims,...
View ArticleAsbestos exposure leads to a diagnosis of mesothelioma for demolition worker
Our client came to us in his 70s having been diagnosed with the cancer mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure. Several decades previously in the late 1960s to the late 1970s, he had worked as a...
View ArticleWidow seeks compensation for her husband who died from lung cancer as a...
We recently represented the widow of a man who worked as a boiler man in power stations from the mid 1960’s. His job involved maintaining and repairing boilers and removing lagging and refractory...
View ArticleWidow seeks settlement following fatal asbestos related death
The widow of a retired painter and decorator who sadly died as a result of lung cancer just seven months following his diagnosis, is seeking justice from his employer who is believed to have failed to...
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Exposure to asbestos in a school classroom – was the writing on the wall?
It has been revealed by a BBC investigation that a significant £10 million has been paid out to those who have suffered an illness as a result of exposure to asbestos in a school. Most commonly...
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