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Canadian Ex-Pat Receives Compensation for Pleural Thickening
23 Aug 2018, 12:12 p.m.
Our client, David Coombs was employed by RM Smith Limited later known as Domus Group Limited as an apprentice painter and decorator between 1974 and 1980. As part of his job he worked on the flats in a building known as the Hobbyhorse Inn, in Minehead, Somerset.
The flat doors …
read moreDoes the Mesothelioma Audit actually benefit Mesothelioma sufferers? Interview with Lorraine Creech.
23 Aug 2018, 11:57 a.m.
The Mesothelioma Audit for the period 2014-2016 was released in June this year provided by the Royal College of Physicians and was funded by Mesothelioma UK.
The Audit provided data on over 7000 patients diagnosed with mesothelioma in England and Wales during this period including for the first time those …
read moreMESothelioma Support Yorkshire - John Pickering & Partners Charity Donation Funds 2018 Meetings
5 Jun 2018, 3:40 p.m.
The John Pickering and Partners Charitable Trust are proud their donation to Mesothelioma Support Yorkshire (MESSY) will fund the support group to hold monthly meetings throughout 2018.
MESSY is an information and support group for those affected by mesothelioma living in west and north Yorkshire. MESSY not only provides information …
read moreWhy Prison Sentences are Needed for Defendants who Fly Tip Asbestos
25 May 2018, 11:51 a.m.
Barely a week seems to go by without reading about asbestos being illegally dumped and the Defendant being given a paltry sentence.
These cases are generally picked up by the local media but ignored by the National media.
In a case in Cheshire last week the Defendant was found …
read moreMavis Nye and Mesothelioma
10 May 2018, 4:42 p.m.
On the 9th April 2018 I had the pleasure of hearing Mavis Nye and her husband Ray speak at the Living Well with Mesothelioma Group meeting in Manchester which is run by Mesothelioma UK and the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victim Support Group.
Mavis Nye was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2009 …
read moreAsbestosis Death of West Midlands Man - Family Seek Answers
18 Mar 2018, 9:43 p.m.
The wife and children of David Lever of Walsall who died at the age of 85 from asbestosis appeal to his former colleagues to get in touch with their solicitor so they can have some answers as to how he was exposed to the deadly substance asbestos which caused …
read moreAsbestos Law Partnership Spring 2018 Newsletter
9 Mar 2018, 9:17 a.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership LLP's Spring 2018 Newsletter ALP Review is now online. Click this link to open a PDF version Asbestos Law Partnership Spring 2018 Newsletter
Inside this edition:-
- West Midlands MD and Immunotherapy
- Carillion collapse and its effect on asbestos sufferers
- Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme - Is …
Have the IRA Bombs left an Asbestos Legacy.
24 Jan 2018, 6:08 p.m.
Those old enough to remember the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s will probably recall a number of bombs being planted by the IRA throughout the United Kingdom. Warnings were frequently given before a bomb was detonated allowing those in the area a chance to escape and reducing the number of fatalities …
read moreTurner Brothers Asbestos Site in Rochdale Continues to Cause Concern for Residents.
24 Jan 2018, 5:38 p.m.
Even though the site at Rochdale has long since been closed and the manufacture of any asbestos containing products stopped in the 1990’s, the legacy of the Turner Brothers Asbestos factory in Rochdale continues to cause fear for residents who worry about the amount of asbestos left on site and …
read moreAsbestos Law Partnership - Autumn 2017 Newsletter.
25 Sep 2017, 3:21 p.m.
The Asbestos Law Partnership LLP's Autumn 2017 Newsletter ALP Review is now online. Click this link to open a PDF version ALP Review Autumn 2017 Newsletter
Inside this edition:-
- HSE statisics underestimate mesothelioma deaths - interview with Robin Howie
- 35 Years Since The Alice A Fight For Life Documentary was …