by Andrew Stripe | Mar 19, 2013 | asbestosis claims, Blog, Industrial Diseases
Brian Robinson, a Director of Stripes Solicitors Industrial Disease department, has recently settled another asbestos claim for compensation. The Claimant worked as a plumber from approximately 1968 for a period of two years and then again in 1978 until about 1982,...
by Andrew Stripe | Oct 3, 2012 | Industrial Diseases
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully prosecuted two companies after workers were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres. Legal action was taken against Hazelwise Ltd and RH Property Management Ltd after dozens of damaged asbestos boards were...
by Andrew Stripe | Aug 13, 2012 | Industrial Diseases
The recent decision in the Court of Appeal that a parent company owed a duty of care for the health and safety of an employee of a subsidiary has shed further light on the relationship between these corporate entities and their employees. The case is the first...
by Andrew Stripe | Jul 16, 2012 | asbestosis claims, Blog, Industrial Diseases
Fund hope for asbestos-related disease claims A recent statement by Jonathan Djanogly to the House of Commons has raised hopes that a contingency fund scheme relating to asbestos-related disease claims will be created. It is proposed that the scheme, which would be...
