Commons debate amendment which will overturn mesothelioma judgement

Today (17 July) the House of Commons decided that a House of Lords decision, concerning the limiting of compensation for asbestos-related deaths, should be over-turned.

MPs debated Government amendments to the Compensation Bill which seek to reverse the effects of the House of Lords' Barker v. Corus judgment in mesothelioma cases.

This case raised issues left unresolved by the case of Fairchild v. Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd in 2002. In the Fairchild case the House of Lords held that... (423 more words)

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