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Widow who lost her husband to mesothelioma after more than 60 years of marriage receives compensation

21 January 2010 - Our client’s husband, Edward Hall, was employed by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works, now part of the Department of Communities and Local Government at the Royal Air Force Base at Chivenor from 1953 until 1987.  As a result of his work and exposure to asbestos, he developed and died from mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer at the age of 84. more more

Mesothelioma sufferer receives six figure compensation award fights on against illness

21 January 2010 - Mrs S was diagnosed with mesothelioma in March 2009, following investigations for pain in her chest and shoulder.  The diagnosis came as a devastating blow to her and her family.more

Teacher Dies From Mesothelioma – Request For Witnesses

21 January 2010 - Brian Schofield was 72 years old when he died from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. We urgently need to speak to anyone who worked with Brian, or was taught by Brian, at Crompton House Comprehensive School in Shaw, Oldham from 1962-1969 and from 1972-1978 and/or Foxford Comprehensive School in Longford, Coventry from September 1969 to April 1972...more

More Delays For Anxious Asbestos Sufferers

21 January 2010 - The State Opening of Parliament to mark the start of the Parliamentary session took place on the 18th November 2009.  The ceremonial opening was presided over by the Queen who made her traditional speech outlining the Government’s proposed policies and legislation for the coming session...more

Dying workers robbed of life and of their compensation

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"Please - No more deaths from land of killer dust"

7 January 2010 - Daughters of a man who died of asbestos cancer are pleading with Halton Borough council not to allow over 100 houses and a hotel to be built on the asbestos factory land that they believe helped kill their father...more

Asbestos Charities

8 December 2009 - John Pickering and Partners give 10% of their net profit to charities and other good causes.

Throughout the year we have been making donations to charities and other groups who help those with respiratory diseases.  Such groups include asbestos support groups and those involved in medical research...more

Missing insurance policies

8 December 2009 - Lost or missing insurance policies leave asbestos victims without compensation..more

Increase in Mesothelioma Deaths

19 November 2009 - The latest figures published by the Health and Safety Executive show that the numbers of deaths from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, are continuing to rise...more

Failings of Cape Asbestos Go Global

19 November 2009 - The dangerous and sometimes illegal activities carried on at Cape Asbestos have been highlighted in a documentary by World in Action called “The Dust at Acre Mill”. ..more

PRESS RELEASE- 19 November 2009

19 November 2009 - Today the Court of Appeal handed down their written reasons upholding Liverpool High Court’s verdict that Dianne Willmore was negligently exposed to asbestos when she was a child at school in Knowsley...more

 

 

 
         

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Tameside Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

21 January 2010 - In June 2007, an independent report was prepared by Dame Pauline Fielding into the quality of care at Tameside Hospital.  This report was commissioned at the request of the North West Strategic Health Authority following concerns expressed by HM Coroner, Mr J Pollard...more

Specialist Asbestos Lawyers Top Rated Again In the UK

17 November 2009 - The 2010 edition of the leading legal guide, Chambers and Partners, has again ranked John Pickering and Partners LLP in the top national category for law firms who act for people suffering from disease and illnesses caused by their work.  The firm is top ranked in the category “Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease: London & UK-wide.”...more

Asbestos victims battle for compensation at Court of Appeal

4 November 2009 - The financial future of hundreds of workers suffering from Mesothelioma hangs in the balance as the Court of Appeal next week prepares to hear attempts by insurers to avoid paying compensation...more

Asbestos widow pays the price for insurance industry failures

2 November 2009 - The widow of a man who died from asbestos related cancer has been denied her rightful compensation as it has proved impossible to trace the employer liability insurers for her late husband’s employers, B.Jacquiss & Sons Limited...more

Successful mesothelioma claim after insurance denial

27 October 2009 - A 76 year old grand-father from Halewood, Merseyside has succeeded in his claim for compensation for the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, after insurers of his past employer initially denied being on cover...more

Organic solvents – the potential health risks

27 October 2009 - Up to 2.5 million people in the UK regularly work with organic solvents but many are unaware of the danger posed to their health from over exposure to substances such as toluene.  Toluene is a clear, water-insoluble, flammable liquid.  It has a sweet, sharp odour and is also known as methylbenzene or toluol. ..more

Press Release - Dianne Willmore dies the day after winning her asbestos appeal

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16 October 2009 - It is with great sorrow that we tell you that Dianne Willmore died this morning. Yesterday the Court of Appeal upheld Liverpool High Court’s verdict that she was negligently exposed to asbestos when she was a child at school in Knowsley. Dianne was only 49...more

Halifax Firm Triumphs at Yorkshire Lawyer Awards

29 September 2009 - John Pickering and Partners LLP was named as ‘Niche Law Firm of the Year’ at the Yorkshire Lawyer Awards 2009. The annual awards are organised by the Leeds Law Society and recognise legal excellence within the region...more

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Asbestos Present in Schools

18 September 2009 - Mr Michael Lees, aged 61 is an avid asbestos campaigner following the death of his wife, Gina, from the fatal cancer mesothelioma in 2000.. ...more

Asbestos Exposure claims Harrogate Man

18 September 2009 - Mr Francis William Dennis died on the 8 December 2008 aged 81. An inquest determined that Mr Dennis died as a consequence of his exposure to asbestos during his employment at Wealstun prison and onboard HMS Ceres during his time in the Royal Navy...more

Former Cardiff City Star Dies from Asbestos Related Cancer

11 September 2009 - Mr Brydon Phillips aged 66 who had played for Cardiff City Football Club during the years of 1958 and 1962 is believed to have contacted cancer from working at Winget in Gloucester, an old Wagon Works, from 1962 for a number of years. ..more

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This ad from the 1950s proclaims the miracle properties of asbestos, but it was identified as a serious health hazard in the 1920's and causes mesothelioma... more

 

Italian Widow Receives Compensation For Mesothelioma

11 September 2009 - Mr and Mrs R moved to England from Italy in January 1966 for a better life.  They settled in Cambridgeshire and Mr R, along with his good friend Mr F, found work in the Atlas Stone Company in Cambridgeshire. The company manufactured asbestos cement roofing tiles...more

Asbestos Cancer in Stomach Lining – case settles

11 September 2009 - Mr McGhie worked as a labourer for Wimpey’s 37 years ago.  He recalled working with a joiner who was fireproofing a walkway between flats.  Mr McGhie was working underneath the joiner and ended up covered in asbestos dust and debris...more

Search for witnesses at Longbridge

11 September 2009 - Fozia Hussain, Solicitor is representing a client who worked at Longbridge Plant and who contracted mesothelioma after working for Austin putting together Minis in the Central Assembly Building during the early 60s..more

C Diff Compensation

4 September 2009 - Clostridium Difficile is a spore forming bacterium which presents as one of the normal bacteria in the gut of up to 3% of healthy adults. It can cause illness when certain antibiotics disturb the balance of normal bacteria...more

Government Consultation Response Lets Down Mesothelioma Victims

4 September 2009 - The Government has finally produced its long-awaited response to their own official consultation concerning damages.  The government’s response comes over 2 years after the date for final submissions to the consultation, “The Law on Damages.” ...more 

Brave Claimant continues to live life to the full

21 August 2009 - Mr Parsons has worked since the age of 15 where he obtained his first of only two jobs in his career with Espley-Tyas (formerly Coleman & Tyas) as a decorator.  It was here that Mr Parsons was first exposed to asbestos when he worked rubbing down guttering and soil pipes made from asbestos cement..more 

Clinical Negligence Solicitor

3 August 2009 - John Pickering and Partners LLP are delighted to announce that a new solicitor, Rachel Donovan, will be joining the firm on the 17th August 2009.

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'Rachel's blog'

Rachel is an experienced clinical negligence solicitor who has worked on behalf of victims of medical accidents for the last 8 years at a claimant firm of solicitors in Liverpool...more

£500,000.00 damages for asbestos widow with Parkinsons disease

3 August 2009 - Alex Devoy was just 68 years old when he died an agonising death from mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust.  Alex had spent the majority of his working life at sea as an apprentice fitter for William Doxford from 1955 to 1959 and later as a ships engineer for Stuntbrand Line Limited (formerly Clan Line Steamers) from 1960 to 1970...more 

Specialist asbestos law firm scoops personal injury award from Liverpool Law Society

8 July 2009 - John Pickering and Partners LLP received an award from Liverpool Law Society of Personal Injury Team of the Year at an awards dinner held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool on Saturday the 27th June 2009.

A panel of eminent judges studied the applications with the winner of the various categories being announced at the black tie event.  The prize follows the firm’s earlier success in the last awards dinner held in 2007 when it received an award of Specialist law Firm of the Year...more

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