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The Importance Of Provisional Damages In Asbestos Disease Claims

Types of settlement Most compensation claims for a personal injury are settled on a full and final basis. This means the injured person receives compensation for the injury they have…

March 11, 2022
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  • Covid-19

Are You Worried About Historic Asbestos Exposure?

If you know or suspect you have been exposed to asbestos dust in the past, it is likely to be a concern for you due to the potential health risks.…

January 4, 2022
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Six-figure sum secured for client

Our Client was employed from the late 1950’s until the mid-1960’s, working for a relative’s business as an apprentice labourer. During this period of employment, our Client was exposed to…

August 19, 2021
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  • compensation
  • mesothelioma

Special Payments Announced for Asbestosis & Pleural Thickening Claimants

The Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum have been informed that a special payment will be made to claimants of asbestosis and pleural thickening who missed out on Government compensation due…

August 4, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Trades That Worked With Asbestos Materials – Plumbers

Our specialist Asbestos Disease Team have jointly been dealing with asbestos disease claims for many decades and have a huge amount of knowledge about how different workers were exposed to…

August 2, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Sufferer Secures Compensation From Government Scheme

We were instructed to seek compensation by a living Mesothelioma Client. Our Client was employed in the 1950’s for approximately nine months as a bricklayer’s labourer in the Greater London…

July 21, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme 

We were instructed to seek compensation by a living mesothelioma Client. Our Client was employed between 1975/76 and 1977/78 by a company which is no longer trading.  He was involved…

July 13, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Former teacher wins claim against previous employers over asbestos exposure

We were instructed by a living mesothelioma client who was exposed to asbestos during an isolated incident whilst employed as a teacher and lecturer. Our client was employed in a…

July 13, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Vital witness evidence

We were instructed by the family of a deceased instrument engineer who had been exposed to asbestos at the BP oil refinery in Kent. In 2016, he was diagnosed with…

July 13, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Successful asbestos settlement claim

We were instructed by a client who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was a retired lift engineer and had worked for the same elevator company for many years. Our…

July 13, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme settlement

Our expert Asbestos Team were instructed by a client suffering from mesothelioma. We took full instructions from him and established that his exposure to asbestos dust most likely came from…

July 13, 2021
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  • mesothelioma

Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma claim

Mr N from Northamptonshire instructed Hodge Jones & Allen solicitors following a diagnosis of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma, a rarer form of the disease affecting the lining of the abdomen. This…

July 13, 2021
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  • asbestosis

Asbestosis Claim

Retired Electrician Mr L instructed Hodge Jones & Allen solicitors about lung disease caused by occupational exposure to asbestos. He first suspected the link in 2014, when he was referred…

July 13, 2021
Opinion
  • mesothelioma

Workers’ Memorial Day 2021

Workers’ Memorial Day is on 28th April every year and is a worldwide day of remembrance to think about those who have died at work. With today’s health and safety…

April 26, 2021
Opinion
  • mesothelioma

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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  • compensation

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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  • asbestos-related-disease
  • mesothelioma

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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  • asbestos-related-disease
  • asbestosis
  • lung-cancer
  • mesothelioma
  • pleural-thickening

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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