Scottish pleural plaques bill to be extended

A bill will be introduced to the Scottish Parliament “at the earliest opportunity” to ensure that people with two asbestos-related conditions, as well as people with pleural plaques, continue to be eligible to claim for damages.

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced in November last year that a bill was to be introduced to reverse the House of Lords judgement on pleural plaques, which will mean that those people negligently exposed to asbestos who are diagnosed with pleural... (314 more words)

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