Brewing companies often used asbestos in the construction of the buildings. Asbestos could be found in pipe insulation, cement and other materials in the building structures built before the 1980s.
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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…
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….
About Rachel Rachel is a Senior Associate in our Industrial Disease team and is based in our London office. Rachel graduated from the University of Warwick with a Law Degree. She went on to…
Contributing authors: Laura Wilkinson – Senior Associate at RWK Goodman, George Bell – Solicitor at RWK Goodman, and Abbie Tuckfield-Porter – Senior Paralegal at RWK Goodman
Each year two legal directories called Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 produce a guide on lawyers to help the public find specialist firms and lawyers in their area. We were delighted to maintain…
A book called ‘Understanding Mesothelioma: The Experiences and Care Needs of People with Mesothelioma and their Families’ was published in September 2025. The text is expected to be an important resource for those diagnosed…
Mr I worked as a pipe fitter’s assistant for a number of years from the early 1960s. He first worked for Haden’s and was contracted out to work in to schools, factories and hospitals…