Articles by ‘Helen Childs’

Our Industrial Diseases team settled a mesothelioma claim for a former labourer from Oxfordshire for in excess of £250,000.

Our Industrial Diseases solicitors were instructed by Mr S who was aged 70 when he began to develop the signs of mesothelioma.

Our Industrial Diseases team was instructed on a fatal mesothelioma claim in July 2015 after a large firm of union solicitors had been unable to conclude it successfully.

Specialist Oxford asbestos solicitor Helen Childs – partner and head of industrial diseases at WK, is backing a campaign for justice for sufferers of illnesses like asbestos-related lung cancer and asbestosis. Asbestos was an…

Mesothelioma is an aggressive asbestos-related cancer. Although it is relatively rare, it affects about 2,500 people in the UK every year, and this number is yet to reach its peak. If you or a loved one are diagnosed with mesothelioma it is crucial to get advice and assistance from an experienced specialist solicitor. Some of the cases handled recently by our specialist Industrial Diseases team illustrate the importance of choosing the right solicitor.

The widow of a welder who died from mesothelioma has won a significant High Court ruling with important implications for other victims of industrial diseases. In a decisive judgment which has been released today…

Helen Childs recently negotiated a substantial settlement in a lung cancer case just 8 months after instructions were received and within the Claimant’s lifetime.

Helen Childs welcomes yesterday’s Government announcement to increase the payments to mesothelioma sufferers who make a claim under the mesothelioma fund of last resort.

The Supreme Court has recently upheld the judgment in favour of a man who died of mesothelioma many decades after being exposed to asbestos at Battersea Power Station.

Asbestos support groups have succeeded in a legal challenge of the Government’s plans which would have lead to terminally ill mesothelioma sufferers and their bereaved families losing up to 25% of their compensation.

Mesothelioma claim for carpenter settles for well in excess of £100,000 during his lifetime.

People diagnosed with mesothelioma (an asbestos-related cancer) were often exposed to asbestos at work many decades earlier. In the meantime, the company they worked for will often have ceased trading. Until recently, if it was not possible to trace the insurers for the companies they worked for, those people and their families would not be able to claim compensation.