Case Studies

Substantial damages recovered for brain-damaged youth

Richard Earle has recovered a substantial sum in compensation on behalf of Matthew Ellerbeck, who sustained serious brain damage after contracting herpes at the age of six. In 1997, Mat...

£130,000 damages recovered after three months of receiving instructions

Brent v Cape Insulation Ltd For about a year in 1966-67 Brent was employed by Cape as a centre lathe turner in the maintenance department at their notorious Barking factory. He wiped asbestos d...

Damages recovered for mesothelioma victim living near asbestos factory

We were instructed in November 2007 by Robyn who has mesothelioma . Her only exposure to asbestos dust occurred between 1945 and 1949, during which period Robyn was aged between 3 and 7, when...

£210,000 damages awarded for a family effected by asbestos illness

Lynette was negligently exposed to asbestos on her husbands work clothes which she inhaled during laundering and developed mesothelioma . This was a public liability or 'shakedown' case - our ...

Compensation won for a former maintenance carpenter suffering from asbestosis

Our asbestos team able to obtain damages in an asbestosis claim for an 80 year old gentleman in the the total sum of £40,000 together with costs. Matthew developed asbestosis following hi...