Government consultation on Pleural Plaques welcomed

• Author:
• Irwin Mitchell Solicitors

Lawyers representing victims of asbestos related injury have welcomed the pledge by Gordon Brown to produce a consultation paper on the plight of Pleural Plaques victims. 

In October 2007 the House of Lords announced that it would not overturn a ruling  of the  Court of Appeal in January 2006, which currently prevents sufferers of pleural plaques from claiming compensation. 

The Court of Appeal’s ruling reversed over 20 years of established practice, during which t... (167 more words)

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