Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
As a specialist in representing individuals suffering from mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestos-related diseases, I was invited to give a speech at Mesothelioma UK’s patient and carer day on 4 October on medicinal cannabis.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Did you work with Kieran Mallen? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of the late Kieran Mallen who sadly died from mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer. Kieran Mallen worked for Chameleon Refurbishments between 1999 and …
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate and specialist mesothelioma claims solicitor, looks at the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme (DMPS) which was introduced in 2014 and asks whether after four years more needs to be done.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Jennifer Seavor from our specialist mesothelioma claims team takes a look at the growing interest in cannabis oil as a pain control option for cancer patients and asks whether this is something mesothelioma sufferers should look in to.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
In June 2017, Jennifer Seavor, a Senior Associate in our Industrial Disease team and specialist mesothelioma and asbestos disease solicitor, was instructed by Peter Heavens.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Colin Hunter was sadly diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 71 in 2016. At the time of his diagnosis Colin was still working as a self employed heating engineer.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Margaret McConnell was independent and active until early 2016 when she began to notice symptoms of shortness of breath feeling very tired.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Billy instructed us in October 2016 following his diagnosis of mesothelioma.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Geoffrey Peace died from mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust on 1 October 2017.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Roy Blakey was fit and well and working full time until summer 2016 when he began to notice weight loss and experience breathlessness and back pain. Initially, Roy put this down to occupational asthma.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Patrick Smith was employed by the BBC as an electronics engineer. Throughout his employment he worked at a variety of sites. A large part of his job involved stripping and maintaining parts of transmitters and in doing so he came in to contact with steam pipes which were lagged with asbestos which was inadvertently damaged as he worked on the transmitters. A number of the components also contained asbestos.
Posted by Jennifer Seavor, Senior Associate
Sidney Stump was employed by The Plessey Company Limited in the maintenance department as a mill wright’s mate and later as a pipe fitter from approximately 1957 until 1981/82.