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Asbestos in schools
The recent closure of a school in Blurton, Stoke on Trent because of the dangers of asbestos in the building highlights a problem that is likely to get worse.
April 21, 2016
Blog
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£5m for National Mesothelioma Centre of Excellence
The Chancellor’s Budget announcement that the government would give £5m to establish a National Mesothelioma Centre of Excellence was greeted with surprise by many who work with asbestos disease victims...
April 15, 2016
Opinion
Update on Pleural Plaques
In Scotland a recent test case doubled the level of compensation for a worker who developed pleural plaques on his lungs as a result of being exposed to asbestos. His...
April 12, 2016
Opinion
Court finally rights a mathematical wrong
In the fatal mesothelioma case of Knauer v MOJ [2014] EWHC 2553 (QB) the trial judge held that he was bound to follow the approach adopted by the House of...
February 25, 2016
Blog
Adding Insult to Injury: asbestos related lung cancer sufferers face further setback
The Court of Appeal decision in Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd and ors has been hailed as a victory by insurers.
Mesothelioma sufferers in armed forces to receive lump sum compensation
The Ministry of Defence has finally bowed to pressure and recognised that it needed to act to correct an obvious injustice in the current treatment of service men and women…
The Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (DAST) has won a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project which will record the ways in which asbestos has affected workers in…
The lasting impact of Asbestos exposure: Margaret’s fight for justice
Earlier this year, Margaret Ward, a retired former factory worker and shop assistant, died of malignant mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust. Whilst bravely battling her…
You may wonder why we need to mark this day, today. Wasn’t asbestos phased out decades ago? Surely it’s no longer a problem? Asbestos is such a versatile mineral that…
Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK causes Government U-turn
On 9 March 2015, after just 7 weeks from initial announcement, the Ministry of Justice introduced a 5% levy on court fees for compensation claims worth over £10,000. The increase…
