Posted on July 8th, 2008 by Editor
A bill is already moving through the Scottish Parliament to restore the right of those suffering pleural plaque to compensation for this unpleasant and stressful injury. The bill will also provide for compensation for symptomless asbestosis and asbestos related pleural thickening sufferers.
This is excellant news for those affected in Scotland, but what about English and […]
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Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by Editor
Instead of strengthening a law which is there to protect injured workers the Government proposes to abolish a 1998 regulation requiring employers to hold onto their personal injury insurance details for 40 years. The intention is to replace it with mere guidance. This will only reduce the chance of finding an insurer to pay compensation.The […]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Editor
Personal injury lawyers acting for claimants continue to call on the government to introduce new legislation to allow sufferers of asbestos-related pleural plaques to claim compensation and so reverse the decision by the House of Lords last October 2007 which put an end to the longstanding right to compensation.
Pleural plaque, although said to be benign, causes scarring to the tissue […]
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Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Editor
It is very good news that on 17th January 2008 the Court of Appeal handed down a landmark judgment supporting claimants in a series of very serious personal injury claims where there are substantial future care costs as a result of serious and often catastrophic injury.
These cases frequently involve the need to pay wages to carers […]
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