Articles by ‘Helen Childs’

DID YOU WORK WITH TONY STOCK? Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of Anthony Stock who has sadly died from mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer caused by asbestos…

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We are investigating how our client may have come into contact with asbestos and are interested in speaking with anyone who worked for the company, particularly during the period between 1962 and 1969.

Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by Irene White (nee Yates) who has sadly developed mesothelioma. Mrs White started work in the postroom at Coalite, Bolsover at the age of 15 in…

Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of a lady who has sadly developed and died from mesothelioma. We are investigating how our client may have come into contact with…

Helen Childs explains the findings of a recent Mesothelioma UK and University of Sheffield study into the gendered experience of mesothelioma, which has highlighted differences in support and willingness to bring a claim for compensation.

Helen Childs, Head of our specialist Industrial Disease claims team, details a recent successful case involving a claim for mesothelioma.

Helen Childs explains how her and her specialist mesothelioma claims team successfully sought £140,000 for a client whose health is rapidly declining.

Rix v Paramount confirms the answer to a question that sometimes arises from fatal claims following the loss of the driving force behind family companies. The court looked at the reality behind the income from the company i.e. that it was generated by the husband despite the wife being an equal shareholder, and also reconfirmed that the dependency claim is assessed at the time of death, so the ongoing success of the company in the hands of the family’s sons did not reduce the widow’s loss of dependency.

Helen Childs, specialist industrial disease solicitor and head of our Mesothelioma Claims team, explains what we have learned from the impact of coronavirus on mesothelioma patients.

Mr P was 49 when he was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. He had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis almost 25 years before and was considerably disabled by his multiple sclerosis when the mesothelioma developed….

Asbestos was the most regularly used material to create insulation for many years because it had the ability to withstand heat and cold. This was especially the case for pipes which required protection from…