Our firm has always handled compensation claims for asbestos diseases. We have recovered compensation for hundreds of clients suffering from diseases caused by asbestos and other lung diseases. We have specialised in this work for 20 years.

We have won compensation for many clients suffering from mesothelioma and other cancer caused by asbestos dust. We regularly get these cases to court within 6 months of meeting our client. Sometimes, we have been able to complete these claims successfully within 3 months of meeting our client.

During 1995, we won a landmark case for the widow of a man who died of asbestos-related cancer caused by living near JW Roberts asbestos factory in Armley, Leeds. This was widely reported in the press and on television in October 1995, because it was the first case of its kind to be won in Court. JW Roberts went to the Court of Appeal about this case, which was so unusual because it involved exposure to asbestos dust in the environment, rather than at work. The Court of Appeal found that JW Roberts were legally to blame for the cancer which two people developed as a result of asbestos dust escaping from their factory.

Even if the employer has gone out of business many years ago, it may still be possible to sue them. We took a case to the House of Lords against an insurance company to try to force it to pay compensation where the employers no longer existed. This led to the law being changed so that companies which went out of business many years ago can be brought back to life and sued.

We have handled cases for clients with bladder cancer.

We pioneered compensation for the lung disease, byssinosis, and recovered compensation for hundreds of clients suffering from this disease.

We have handled many claims for occupational asthma, We recovered £226,000 for one client with asthma, and more than £150,000 for other clients with asthma.

We recovered £190,000 for a client who had a vibration white finger.

We are the first and only solicitors to win a court action for beat knee.

We have recovered compensation for many clients with occupational deafness, dermatitis, and upper limb disorders, such as tenosynovitis.

Stress cases are difficult to prove in Court. However, many cases are won or settled outside Court for large sums.

We have recently represented a teacher for Lancashire County Council who settled his claim for £90,000.00 outside Court.

We have experience of successfully handling many stress claims. We understand the difficulties and have the skills to assess your chances.

We act only for Claimants and will deal with your case sympathetically. In order to win a stress injury claim a lot of evidence is needed to prove legally your employer was at fault.

Your employer is under a duty to look after you at work, to make sure that it is a safe place, that safe systems are used and that your fellow employees are reasonably competent.

Through Regulations and publications the Government has laid down what standards it expects from your employers. They are expected to identify stressful situations and know how to deal with them to prevent employees being injured.

These are the main pitfalls for anyone considering making a claim against their employer for stress:

Legal Factors

1. You have to show that you have a stress related illness. Being anxious is not sufficient. You must be suffering from a recognised psychological or psychiatric condition. A Psychologist or Psychiatrist will confirm this.
2. You have to show that your employers ought to have realised that your work could cause you problems. If you did not mention your problems to them before going off sick this makes your claim more difficult although not impossible.
3. There are many factors which cause stress including bereavement, debt, relationship break-up. If any of these events have happened to you, your employer will argue that this was the cause of your problems and not work. However, the Court know that few of us are free of stresses in our lives and will analyse the effect of the work related stress upon you.
4. Most people try and concentrate on getting better after being ill and this takes time. It may take several months even years to contact a Solicitor. Generally there is only 3 years from the time your illness started in which to make a formal claim against your employers although sometimes Courts will allow claims to proceed outside these limits.

1. Many successful Claimants with a stress related illness have the backing of a Trade Union who pay for legal services (if you are a member of a Union you should contact them.) If you are not then we will check for you whether you have legal expenses insurance to cover you for legal costs.
2. Stress cases are very expensive to run and generally the loser pays the winner's costs. If you do not have any other form of financial backing we will try and insure your claim so that if your case is lost you do not pay anymore than the insurance premium.