Cases

Damages for widow of refuse collector exposed to asbestos

08 March 2010

We have recovered £145,000 compensation for the widow of a man who died from mesothelioma as a result of exposure to asbestos as a refuse collector . 72 year old Dominic was diagnos...

Damages for mesothelioma patient following exposure to asbestos

10 February 2010

Our client developed mesothelioma following exposure to asbestos . He had previously been awarded compensation in 2004, when he developed asbestos-related pleural plaques , which are benign growt...

Award of £390,000 for untreated eye infection that left pensioner blind

30 November 2009

Robert Sowerby was rendered blind as a result of an eye infection which was not recognised or treated. Paul McNeil successfully pursued a case against the hospital that treated him, wh...

Defective breast implants lead to product liability claim

19 November 2009

Samantha Critchley acted in the claim for personal injury , loss and expense incurred arising out of defective breast implants that were implanted in the Claimant during an operation on 11th J...

Settlement secured for Chinese nationals following road traffic accident

02 November 2009

Mark Bowman acted for Chinese nationals, Mr and Mrs Shen, following a road traffic collision that took place in London in December 2005. Mr and Mrs Shen were on holiday in London and were seat...

Academic's family awarded £550,000 in damages after tragic suicide

08 October 2009

Paul McNeil , Partner in our Medical Negligence claims team, represented the family of an academic after he committed suicide five days after he was entrusted into the care of a psychiatric un...

Family of electrician diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma recover damages

05 October 2009

Brian Cox worked for a large electrical company, Lighting Maintenance Ltd, between 1969 to tax year 1971/2 and cut asbestos panelling to trace electrical cabling during re-fits to Mothercare store...

Compensation worth over half a million pounds, including periodical payments, awarded to blind widow

05 October 2009

Harminder Bains acted on behalf of a widow whose husband died from mesothelioma on March 2009 after being exposed to asbestos whilst working for Halsen Insulation & Engineering Company L...

Speedy interim payment for Mr Whitehead

05 October 2009

Peter Whitehead was exposed to asbestos in his employment with the Central Electricity Generating Board between about 1961 and about 1980. He developed asbestos-related pleural plaques and mad...

Claim won by mesothelioma widow after she changes lawyers

05 October 2009

Christopher Robin Clifton (“Robin”) was employed by Randolph Harper Limited from 1961 until about 1988. Up until the early 1980’s, when Asbestolux was banned, he used to have t...