Costello v Newham Borough Council
Peter Williams acted for Mrs June
Costello who contracted mesothelioma. June
had never worked with asbestos nor had she
lived near an asbestos factory.
Her son, Mark, had worked as an apprentice plumber for Newham
Borough Council between 1980 and 1985. He recalled working with
asbestos by occasionally stripping it from pipe work, taking out
bath panels and crawling along spaces which contained asbestos
laden pipe work, leaving debris on his overalls. He took his
overalls home where his mother shook them outside the back door.
She was thereby exposed to the dust.
Peter issued proceedings against Newham Borough Council and
obtained witness evidence from Mark’s work colleagues to confirm
that asbestos exposure did indeed occur with the Council at this
relatively late stage. Despite the fact that June would have been
exposed to relatively small amounts of asbestos, proceedings were
issued and the case pursued to a speedy trial. The case was settled
at full value three days before the hearing. The case was conducted
under a “no win, no fee” agreement at no
cost to June.
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