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Stories related to asbestos have featured regularly in the news recently as the Government debates the much anticipated Mesothelioma Bill. Below are two key papers on asbestos: Consultant Respiratory Physician Philip Barber discusses the dosage and probability considerations around asbestos: Asbestos_Attribution_and_Lung_Cancer_-_Dosage_and_Probability_Considerations.pdf Tony Whitston, Chair of the Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups Forum UK, offers his opinions…
Poor lighting is a factor in many falls at work, this can be caused either by lack of lighting or if the lighting is not properly maintained. Recently the problem of poorly maintained lighting at an Amazon warehouse in Swansea was exposed in the BBC TV programme Panorama which, using undercover cameras, reported that the…
In a road traffic accident, where a Claimant fails to wear a seatbelt, an insurer will almost always seek to deduct 25% from the compensation claim. In reality it is not as straightforward as an insurer would have you believe. Firstly the burden of proving the deduction rests firmly with the opponent. Secondly the standard…
Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson told the Transport Select Committee this week that Claims Management Companies should be closed down, as the selling of claims by insurance companies may have contributed to exaggeration and fraud. “Aggressive marketing by Claims Management Companies is at the core of the problem,” he said.“These companies add nothing to…
More than 107,000 people die per year from Asbestos related illness. It is the #1 work-related cause of death Deaths set to peak in 2016 Asbestos has come under tight controls in the past forty years and yet it’s still the number one cause of work-related deaths in the UK. The nature of illnesses relating…
The Leveson Inquiry came to its close in November with the publishing of Lord Leveson’s report after nearly a year of public hearings. One of the catalysts which triggered the inquiry was the phone hacking scandal where pockets of the media were found to have hacked into various phones of both celebrities and normal citizens…
Justice Minister Helen Grant MP announced this week that the Government is to consult on reforming claims for mesothelioma. In a written ministerial statement to MPs, Ms Grant said that the consultation will take place in spring 2013, and will focus on ‘introducing fixed legal fees for mesothelioma claims; a dedicated pre-action protocol for those…
Injuries inflicted with needles and other sharp instruments in the healthcare sector could be avoided if regulatory loopholes were closed, campaigners said today. In response to a consultation, the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has called on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) not to water down but to implement in full a…
Wednesday 12 December 2012 by John Hyde The government’s whiplash reforms are an attack on access to justice, the legal profession and genuine victims, according to shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter. Slaughter (pictured) accused the government, which unveiled its proposals on Tuesday, of ignoring root causes of problems with personal injury claims, such as cold…
The government have recently made a U-turn on their plans to introduce the Supplementary Legal Aid Scheme which would have taken 25% of damages awarded for clinical negligence off victims. The original concept was controversial to say the least, and the back down has been welcomed by a host of legal professionals and organisations. The…