In October, the Law Lords ruled that sufferers of pleural plaques
should not be awarded compensation, as pleural plaques is not a
disease. This month, the Scottish government announced it intende...
In the recent asbestos case of Cox v Rolls-Royce, it was alleged
that the Claimant had previously worked at one of the UK's major
boiler workers (the Appellant), which employed a large number of
t...
Mr G contacted us in March 2005 and his case was dealt with by
Michael Osborne and Rodney Nelson-Jones .
He had pleural thickening and he said that the only exposure to
asbestos dust he could r...
The Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence group of Field Fisher
Waterhouse LLP has received top rankings for its
Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence work in
the leading client law guide,...
In today’s Queen’s Speech proposals were outlined to
introduce changes to the existing compensation arrangements for
mesothelioma sufferers. In particular,
it was confirmed that the...
The memorial service for the victims of the Sharm el Sheikh
bombing, 20th September has yet again raised the issue of financial
support for terrorist acts abroad. The government are now paying
sma...
The Brain Injury Social Work Group
(BISWG) held their London & South-East regional meeting at our
offices on 31 October 2007.
The meeting was chaired by Patti Simonson from BISWG, and
Ji...
On Tuesday 30 October Andrew Morgan .
Partner in Field Fisher Waterhouse's Asbestos
Claims Department, chaired a meeting of the Occupational Health
Group of the Association of Personal Injury ...
This morning the Law Lords ruled that pleural plaques is not a
disease, so sufferers should not be awarded compensation. This
decision will affect thousands of people with pleural plaques now
and ...
The government’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
has finally agreed to pay out compensation to a group of workers
suffering from asbestos related
diseases, following pressure...