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The pleural plaques consultation paper
© Workplace Law Group 2008 All rights reserved The pleural plaques consultation paper The pleural plaques consultation paper On 9 July 2008 the Government published a consultation paper on supporting people with pleural plaques, seeking responses by 1 October 2008. The paper considers whether the House of Lords' decision in Rothwell v. Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd (2007) should be ...
News analysis | 10 Jul 2008
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Pleural plaques: consultation closes
The Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the issue of compensation for sufferers of pleural plaques has now drawn to an end, with responses to be published in November.The paper has been available online since July to seek views on the Government response to a controversial House of Lords decision f...
News | 2 Oct 2008
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Government consultation on Pleural Plaques welcomed
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 compensa...
News | 25 Mar 2008
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Move to block pleural plaques insurance criticised
A move by some of the UK’s largest insurers to challenge Scottish legislation to provide compensation to people with asbestos pleural plaques has been widely criticised. Aviva, Axa, RSA and Zurich Insurance have applied for judicial review at the Court of Session in Edinburgh to oppose the Damages (Asbestos-related ...
News | 24 Apr 2009
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Pleural Plaques: Victims 'should receive compensation'
The debate over pleural plaques in the Scottish parliament continues, with a government minister expressing the few that people with so-called pleural plaques should receive compensation, despite opposition from medical and insurance experts.Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing stated that sufferers ...
News | 15 Sep 2008
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Pleural plaques: Government consults on future of claims
The Government launched a consultation today (9 July) on how best to deal with people who have developed pleural plaques after being negligently exposed to asbestos at work. Pleural plaques are small localised areas of fibrosis found within the pleura of the lung caused by asbestos exposure. They do no...
News | 9 Jul 2008
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Pleural plaques “decision by November”
A Government consultation into the House of Lords decision on Pleural Plaques will begin this month, aiming to provide a decision on this controversial issue later in the year. The House of Lords decision in October 2007, reversing 20 years of precedent and making sufferers of pleural plaques unable to claim compensation for their...
News | 10 Jun 2008
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Government consults on Employers’ Insurance Bureau
In a new consultation paper – Accessing Compensation: supporting people who need to trace Employers’ Liability Insurance – the Government has set out plans to create an Employers’ Liability Tracing Office to help people track down their employers’ liability insurance policies, and an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau to provide a fund of last resort for those who are unable to trace them. The proposed tracin...
News | 11 Feb 2010
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It’s a WRAP
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network inside this issue NOV/DEC 2011 Issue 63 Changing times David Sharp, MD of Workplace Law, outlines exciting new plans. Page 22 Rules of RiddOR Latest guidance on reporting of injuries and ill health at work. Page 34 Comment: How...
Magazine issue | 2 Nov 2011
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Changes to Workplace Law Magazine
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network New legislation But equal treatment for all? New Look MaGaziNe SEPT/OCT 2009 Issue 50 God's green earth Partner profile Meet Chris Hoar, DG at the Facilities Management Association. Body of evidence How PHS Datashred helps the ...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2009
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Reality bites: managing in a recession
workplacelaw The exclusive magazine for premium members of the Workplace Law Network Reality bites Taking care of business in a tough economic climate: special report Managing in a Recession NOVEMBER 2008 Issue 42 Man of steeles: Employment lawyer Oliver Brabbins. Page 24 Risky ventures Assessing the dangers o...
Magazine issue | 6 Nov 2008
