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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

Lorna Webster

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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

Isobel Lovett

Opinion

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

Isobel Lovett

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

Isobel Lovett

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

Opinion

Action Mesothelioma Day 2018

Action Mesothelioma Day is on 6th July- it’s a chance to remember the many people who died of this disease in the UK and also to raise awareness about the...

June 29, 2018

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Paying for Non-NHS funded treatment through civil compensation claims – hope for victims of mesothelioma

Important progress has recently been made in the field of medical research into the mechanism of development of mesothelioma and how it can be effectively be treated. Advancing medical treatments...

June 26, 2018

Isobel Lovett

Opinion

Asbestos exposure outside the UK- the problems continue

In the UK we can be grateful that exposure to asbestos for the ordinary person is rare. Though its dangers were obscured for generations, its eventual total ban in 1999...

June 11, 2018

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Why do you need an Accredited Solicitor for an Asbestos Compensation Claim?

When you have a minor medical problem, you go see a GP for advice. A GP can tell you about the illness you have, what the causes are, and what...

May 9, 2018

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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organisation Annual Conference 2018

The impact of Asbestos Asbestos is a fibrous material which was extensively used in the UK from the 1900’s, due to its huge versatility and ability to be moulded into...

April 25, 2018

Isobel Lovett

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Asbestos – is it the responsibility of your Landlord?

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals and was commonly used in buildings. Asbestos fibres were woven into fabrics or mixed in cement, plastic and other materials...

February 2, 2018

Opinion

Truth beneath the Cape

On 5 December 2017 the High Court ruled in Dring v Cape Distribution and others [2017] EWHC 2103 (QB) that historic documents held by the asbestos company Cape and disclosed...

December 11, 2017

Opinion

The use of asbestos – deadly white lies

There were 2542 recorded deaths in the UK from mesothelioma in 2015. The increase is largely due to an increase in deaths among those aged 75 or above. This is...

October 27, 2017

Opinion

Action Mesothelioma Day 2017

For the past 17 years I’ve been helping patients with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases, access state benefits, support and compensation. In that time, although there have been many legal...

July 7, 2017

Isobel Lovett

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Workers' Memorial Day, 28.4.2017 – reflecting on the ongoing impact of asbestos

As lawyers specialising in asbestos disease claims, we are only too aware of the terrible toll of this potentially deadly mineral on the lives of workers in the UK. HSE…

April 28, 2017

Isobel Lovett

Opinion

International Women’s Day 2017

Having attended the brilliant #IWD2017 event organised by Doughty Street Chambers last Saturday and the #March4women event last Sunday, my thoughts on this International Women’s Day 2017 turn to all...

March 8, 2017

Isobel Lovett

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