The Legal and Medical magazine has reported on a new development in the ongoing legal wrangles over compensation for pleural plaques sufferers which has taken place in Northern Ireland.  Lawyers acting on behalf of some of those affected by their exposure to asbestos have called for the Executive to launch a consultation into the issue, with a view to establishing a compensation scheme for sufferers.Since the House of Lords ruling… read more

Plymouth, Leeds and Warrington have been named and shamed as the country’s top three asbestos disease hotspots in new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive this month.  The statistics revealed that areas of heavy industry, such as the dockyards at Plymouth, have far higher rates of asbestos related diseases than the rest of the country.In Plymouth, which had the third highest rate of asbestos related disease according to… read more

Camps Solicitors were interested to read about the case of a 48 year old woman from Merseyside who has launched a lawsuit against her local council for exposing her to asbestos whilst she was at school in the 1970’s, causing her to develop the fatal asbestos related cancer mesothelioma.  The case against the local council is believed to be one of the first of its kind in the country.The woman… read more

Following on from Friday’s blog, we here at Camps were pleased to hear that the High Court in London had ruled in favour of asbestos-related disease sufferers in six test cases against insurance companies who were refusing to pay up.  Asbestos-related disease is the biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, so it is not surprising that Friday’s decision has been closely followed by both the national media and… read more

Camps Solicitors are closely watching developments in the High Court in London today.  Some of Britain’s most senior judges are due to deliver a verdict in a case that could have implications for asbestos-related cancer victims and their families.The central issue in today’s case relates to when an insurance company becomes liable to pay out compensation to a worker exposed to asbestos.  Currently the insurance policy that an employer had… read more

The UK government’s new Mesothelioma Scheme 2008 started accepting claims last week, promising faster payments for the victims of this fatal asbestos related disease. The news will be particularly welcome for the estimated 600 people each year who do not currently receive government compensation. It is estimated that payments during the first 2 years of the scheme will be around £10,000 to each person that suffers from Mesothelioma.

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One of the hot topics that we have been following at Camps Solicitors is the compensation of people suffering from pleural plaques. In the past, if you were unfortunate enough to contract pleural plaques, then you would be able to claim compensation, usually from the owners of the building you were in when you were exposed. Unfortunately, last October, the House of Lords delivered a blow to these people when… read more