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Trades That Worked With Asbestos Materials – Electricians

Our Asbestos Team have jointly been dealing with asbestos disease claims for many decades and have a wealth of knowledge about how different workers were exposed to asbestos. We thought…

April 20, 2021

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Can I make an asbestos compensation claim if my former employer no longer exists?

There is a common belief that you are unable to pursue an asbestos related compensation claim against a former employer if they have stopped trading and no longer exist. This…

March 8, 2021

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Trades that worked with asbestos materials – carpenters and joiners

Our asbestos team specialists have been dealing with asbestos disease claims for many decades and have a wealth of knowledge about how different workers were exposed to asbestos. We thought...

January 19, 2021

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Workers exposed to asbestos – a shameful history

Asbestos is a killer; a stark statement perhaps, but one we can confidently make because our specialist lawyers witness every day the devastating effects of historic asbestos exposure on individuals…

November 27, 2020

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What is Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit?

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) is a Government state benefit scheme for people who are disabled as a result of injury or disease arising from work. The scheme is administered...

September 21, 2020

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Can I claim compensation for the worry of knowing I have been exposed to asbestos?

The use of asbestos materials was extensive in the UK for many decades, particularly during the 1960s. In fact many buildings today still contain asbestos materials which were installed many...

September 4, 2020

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Bereavement Damages Awards – A Change in the Law

In English law, compensation for bereavement in claims arising out of the death of an injured person due to negligence of another, is fixed by Government made law. A statutory…

July 29, 2020

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Mesothelioma claims: the difference between a living client claim and a fatal claim

We regularly are settling mesothelioma claims within the specialist asbestos team at Hodge Jones & Allen. Many of those settlements are for the mesothelioma sufferer but some are for their...

July 27, 2020

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2020: A Different Kind of Action Mesothelioma Day

Action Mesothelioma Day takes place on the first Friday of July every year. During 2020, this special day of awareness and remembrance is on Friday 3rd July. The main intention...

June 30, 2020

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Women Who Develop Mesothelioma

Asbestos was extensively used in the UK for many decades but it is only now we are seeing the devastating effects of that asbestos use from so long ago. Our...

June 26, 2020

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The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme

The Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme is a Scheme “designed to compensate people with Diffuse Mesothelioma who, either negligently or in breach of statutory duty, were exposed to asbestos by their…

June 22, 2020

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Why you need a specialist asbestos lawyer

The first client meeting is crucial in any legal case. This is even more so with asbestos claims, particularly if they involve a client with mesothelioma compensation. In a straightforward...

June 10, 2020

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How COVID-19 is affecting asbestos-related disease sufferers

We look at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting those with pre-existing or undiagnosed asbestos-related conditions. As the NHS is under intense pressure to treat patients affected by COVID-19, Cancer...

May 13, 2020

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COVID-19: Extreme Vulnerability For Asbestos Disease Sufferers

Our clients who are living with asbestos diseases fall into the category of people classed by the Government as “extremely vulnerable” and who are currently being shielded during the COVID-19…

April 5, 2020

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Diagnosis Of Mesothelioma – What Next?

Most people given the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma will never have heard of this aggressive condition before, yet more people in the UK die from this disease than are killed...

January 14, 2019

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Can I claim compensation for mesothelioma?

In order to claim compensation we have to be able to show that you were negligently exposed to asbestos fibres and that this exposure has caused your asbestos disease. Usually...

January 11, 2019

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Dangers of Asbestos from Clothing and Legal Issues

We are seeing an increasing number of women who contract mesothelioma from asbestos and often without any occupational history of exposure themselves. Though women are perhaps less likely to have...

October 18, 2018

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Recovery of hospice and palliative care costs in a civil claim

In claims involving disabling or terminal asbestos diseases, such as mesothelioma or advanced asbestosis, it is common for victims to need care and assistance, which is usually provided by family...

October 12, 2018

Opinion

Health issues associated with talc and legal compensation in the UK

Mesothelioma is a rare and deadly form of cancer nearly always associated with exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a mineral and there are several types including: amosite, anthophyllite, actinolite, chrysotile,...

July 5, 2018