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Charity work and events

Find out more about our recent charity work and events our team have been involved in.

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Industrial Disease: Our 2025 rankings in the legal directories

Each year two legal directories called Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 produce a guide on lawyers to help the public find specialist firms and lawyers in their area.

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Successful claim for family of labourer exposed to asbestos in the 1950s

Michael Wolstencroft, a Partner in our team, was instructed by Mr Y’s family shortly after he sadly passed away from mesothelioma.

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Compensation for family of former electrician who died from mesothelioma

Partner, Jennifer Seavor, Associate Nadia Briggs and Senior Paralegal Abbie Tuckfield-Porter have recently concluded a claim for Mr K who was sadly diagnosed with mesothelioma and died at the age of 80.

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Compensation for former service engineer diagnosed with asbestosis

Our Senior Associate, Laura Wilkinson, was instructed by Mr S shortly after he was diagnosed with asbestosis.

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Former asbestos remover with mesothelioma receives six-figure settlement

Annabelle Neilson, Partner, was instructed to act on behalf of Mark Jordison (née Blazey) after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 51. Mark had planned to complete the Cambridge Half Marathon in February 2023 as an avid marathon runner. However, early on in the race, he experienced significant breathlessness and was unable to continue. Subsequent medical examinations led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, which had a substantial impact on Mark, his partner, and their three young children.

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Family of former AGA engineer who died from mesothelioma recovers compensation

Our Senior Associate, Laura Wilkinson, was instructed by Mr H to investigate a compensation claim after he was diagnosed with biphasic mesothelioma. At the time he was diagnosed, he was sadly already too poorly to receive any medical treatment.

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Substantial six-figure sum recovered for family of former Rolls-Royce employee who contracted mesothelioma

Laura Wilkinson, Senior Associate in our specialist Mesothelioma and Asbestos team, was instructed by Mr H shortly after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He was only 65 years old at the time and was Director of a company that he had set up 25 years earlier. A group action was commenced in the High Court in London in October 2025. The action seeks compensation for cancers allegedly caused by historic exposure to asbestos in talcum powder, with Johnson & Johnson named as a manufacturer of talc products, including their baby powder.

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Action Mesothelioma Day 2025

Our specialist Mesothelioma and Asbestos team marked Action Mesothelioma Day on 4 July this year by attending a host of events up and down the country. A group action was commenced in the High Court in London in October 2025. The action seeks compensation for cancers allegedly caused by historic exposure to asbestos in talcum powder, with Johnson & Johnson named as a manufacturer of talc products, including their baby powder.

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Claims for talcum powder use in the UK

People may have seen the recent publicity about compensation claims following talcum powder use. A group action was commenced in the High Court in London in October 2025. The action seeks compensation for cancers allegedly caused by historic exposure to asbestos in talcum powder, with Johnson & Johnson named as a manufacturer of talc products, including their baby powder.

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Asbestos removers – A new wave of claims?

For many years, asbestos-related claims in the UK have been brought predominantly by people exposed to asbestos during their employment decades ago – tradespeople, those working in industry, and shipyard workers. But a new group is now emerging: asbestos removers.

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The impact of Brexit on industrial disease claims for retired British expats

For many British workers, retiring abroad in countries such as Spain, Greece, or France is seen as a well-earned reward after decades of hard work. Sadly, for some, this dream is overshadowed by an unexpected diagnosis of an asbestos-related illness, such as mesothelioma, while living overseas.

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