Articles by ‘Rachel James’

This is an example of many cases we have dealt with where there has been secondary exposure to asbestos. This usually occurs when the husband worked with asbestos and brought the dust home on…

The company of Foster Wheeler has been in existence for more than a century, with a global presence that includes offices around the world and a workforce of over 10,000 employees. The UK section…

Mr E joined the army in the 1960s and served for around 40 years. He worked as an engineer on building projects and carried out construction work. Mr E was sadly diagnosed with sarcomatoid…

RWK Goodman, were instructed by the family of Mr J in September 2017, a year after he had passed away from asbestosis.

Charing Cross Hospital is an old Victorian hospital. In the 1960’s, when you entered the hospital there was a large central atrium at ground level and departments and wards led off from the atrium….

It has been long since known that exposure to both asbestos and cigarette smoke can cause lung cancer, both together and separately. It has been widely publicised since the 1970s that there is a link between smoking and severe lung damage, with ever increasing public health advice to give up smoking.

The Family of a Harringey Council Digger Driver received a Six-figure compensation.

Mr J began employment at Associated Octel Co Ltd in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire in the early 1950s. The company, previously known as Associated Ethyl Co Ltd, was formed to manufacture anti-knock compounds for petrol…

Asbestos was widely used by The Central Electricity Generating Board in the building and maintenance of Power Stations in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Asbestos was used to lag pipes, boilers and any components where the…

Mr K worked for Leonard Garbutts Ltd , Herbert Mather & Sons and Sir Lindsay Parkinsons, where he was regularly exposed to Asbestolux while working as a carpenter and joiner. His career spanned the…