Articles by ‘David Hughes’

Few towns in Britain were transformed by the railway quite as dramatically as Swindon. As the Industrial Revolution swept over the country (and indeed much of the world), Swindon was slowly transformed from an…

Our specialist Mesothelioma and Asbestos team marked Action Mesothelioma Day on 4 July 2025 by attending a host of events up and down the country. Action Mesothelioma Day falls annually on the first Friday…

We were instructed by a client who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma after working for Vaughan & Blyth Limited in the 1960s. Vaughan & Blyth, a firm of builders, employed our client to carry…

Ronald Holdsworth was diagnosed with mesothelioma following a rapid onset of symptoms, including breathlessness, coughing, and abdominal discomfort. Tragically, Ronald’s condition deteriorated quickly, and he passed away just two months after his diagnosis. The…

We went to see Martyn and Yvonne after Martyn was diagnosed with mesothelioma, following some investigations into his cough and shortness of breath. He told us that he had worked for Young Austen &…

Ian McDougall has lived and worked in Oxfordshire his whole life. He was a carpenter by trade and worked for W E Chivers & Sons, Kier Ltd and Amey Engineering throughout the 1960s and…

Our specialist asbestos disease team were first instructed by Trevor John shortly after his diagnosis with mesothelioma.

Mr M was a fit and active 69-year-old prior to his diagnosis of mesothelioma. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mr M worked as an apprentice engineer for Lund Roberts (Engineers) Limited. His…

Our expert mesothelioma solicitors  were instructed by Pauline following the death of her husband, Paul, from mesothelioma. Paul and Pauline had emigrated to Australia in the late-1980s and had lived there ever since. They…

Mr. H, a fit and active 72-year-old, was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma following an emergency hospital admission due to a collapsed lung. This diagnosis was a shock to him and his wife, especially as…

We were first instructed by Trevor John shortly after his diagnosis with mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer which is caused by asbestos exposure. Trevor had spent the 1960s and 70s working as a…

We were instructed by Barbara Hookins following her husband, Bill, passed away following his diagnosis of mesothelioma. He had sadly passed away only eight weeks after the diagnosis. The coroner had concluded that Bill’s…