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For free asbestos claims advice call us on Freephone 0800 358 3848 or email personalinjury@ffw.com

We have one of the country's leading asbestos claims practices.  We act on a 'no win, no fee' basis.

Our team of asbestos lawyers has successfully concluded over 1,900 asbestos compensation claims and recovered over £116 million damages on behalf of sufferers and their families, throughout the UK and abroad.

 

Asbestos cases

  Quick win for mesothelioma family without statement from Deceased victim

Leonard Richley died from mesothelioma on 27 June 2007.  Andrew Morgan has recovered a full value of the claim within 10 months of being instructed. 

 

 

£130,000 damages for a widower whose wife died from washing his asbestos laden overalls

Peter Williams has recovered £130,000 in compensation for a lagger’s wife who died after developing mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer on the lining of the lungs.

 

 

What the legal directories say about our asbestos team

The firm maintains a niche PI practice that is arguably best known for asbestos work"

"...Head of department Rodney Nelson-Jones has been quoted as 'an outstanding figure of national renown..."

"...debuting this year with exceptional client feedback is the 'efficient and hard-working' Peter Williams"

  

 

Asbestos news

 

The latest issue of Asbestos News out now, download your copy here

 

 

Take the High Road

This article by Andrew Morgan was first published in the Gazette on 6 March 2008.

 

Asbestos: what our clients say

  Mr Ringham at a Federation of Small Businesses event.

“When we first considered claiming for compensation my family were very concerned about the possible stress this may cause me. However, I found the process relatively stress-free and everything seemed to happen quite quickly. You visited me at home only once to take a statement and everything else was completed by telephone calls and letters. The case was brought to a mutual agreement out of Court which I was very pleased about. I found that everything was handled with efficiency and speed. I would be very happy to recommend Field Fisher Waterhouse to anyone needing to claim compensation.”

 

Further information is available on what clients say about our asbestos team. 

When a client is too ill to travel to our London offices, we can travel to them.

Many of our cases have been reported and are referred to by judges. Our leading cases include:

  • Bryce v Swan Hunter Group
  • Fox v Spousal (Midlands) Limited
  • Matthews v Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (1978) Limited and Others
  • Phillips v Syndicate 992 Gunner and Others
  • Hindson v Pipe House Wharf (Swansea) Limited 

We are able to act quickly because we maintain a database of companies that we have sued. You can also read about some recent asbestos cases that we have worked on.

If you would like further information or to discuss your claim, please contact a member of our asbestos team or telephone +44 (0)20 7861 4000.

For more information on asbestos and asbestos disease, please read our note on asbestos.

For more information about bringing a claim please read our asbestos brochures: Client Guide to Asbestos Disease Claims, Mesothelioma - A patient's guide to compensation, and Fatal asbestos claims. 

For free initial advice call us on freephone 0800 358 3848. Alternatively, contact either Rodney Nelson-Jones, Peter Williams or Andrew Morgan or call them on 020 7861 4000..

 

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