It was recently reported in the Guardian that the Ministry of Defence has admitted to widespread failings in dealing with materials containing asbestos. This may have deadly implications for members of the armed forces as the MOD estimates thousands of civilian and...
WE Solicitors have recently been contacted by two former clients who had brought successful claims against their former employers for asbestosis illness some years ago. Both cases had been settled on what lawyers call a “provisional Settlement” basis. ...
WE Solicitors have successfully represented yet another former employee of the General Post Office which later became British Telecom. Mr H had been employed by the GPO from the 1960’s through until the 1990’s. He had worked in a number of roles including what at that...
WE Solicitors have successfully represented yet another former employee of the General Post Office which later became British Telecom. Mr H had been employed by the GPO from the 1960’s through until the 1990’s. He had worked in a number of roles...
It was reported recently by the thinktank ResPublica that British Students are 10 times more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of asbestos in schools as a consequence of the technology adopted in the UK which they say is less accurate than that adopted in other...
We have recently represented the family of Mr R who contracted mesothelioma, a cancer caused through the breathing in of asbestos fibres, and sadly passed away in 2017. Mr R had served his apprenticeship in the North East of England working for a company called...
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral which was used for decades in the UK because of its impressive tensile strength and insulating qualities. It was widely used in building and roofing products, water pipes and in the automotive industry. There are...
The very short answer is yes. We are frequently contacted by families who have recently lost a loved one through an asbestos related illness such as mesothelioma. In some cases the disease was diagnosed before death but sometimes a coroner has been in touch to advise...
Mrs Wheatley’s late husband was exposed to asbestos during his career when he worked both self employed and as an employee of a company. WE Solicitors were able to locate one of the companies where he worked on a self employed basis but whose employers liability...
