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Asbestos News

Created: 28 May 2014

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A story appeared on BBC news recently which highlights the failings of companies to properly recognise the dangers of asbestos.  Angus Group Ltd, an asbestos removal firm, was fined £109,000 when it failed to adequately carry out the proper risk...

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Asbestos News

Created: 27 February 2014

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Thompsons Solicitors support new law that will help the NHS re-claim costs of treating asbestos victims A new bill designed to re-claim the medical costs of treating people suffering from asbestos related disease has been launched. It’s backed by...

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Asbestos News

Created: 28 February 2013

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A Wokingham business has been fined £28,000 and ordered to pay £22,631 in costs for failing to alert two subcontractors of the presence of asbestos in the workplace.

Gardener Mechanical Services Ltd had been contracted to carry out a mechanical...

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Asbestos News

Created: 27 February 2013

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Staffordhire council and building contractors fined for asbestos exposure during refurbishment Staffordshire City Council and a firm of building contractors hired to undertake refurbishment work in a local school have been fined £27,000...

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Asbestos News

Created: 26 February 2013

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Marks & Spencer fined over failure to properly investigate asbestos complaints High street firm, Marks & Spencer, has been fined one million pounds after failing to properly investigate asbestos complaints. A judge has found that the lack...

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Asbestos News

Created: 25 February 2013

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A change in politics has found Canada announcing its 130 year history of asbestos mining and exportation will be coming to an end. Politicians have also announced the end for the all too common practice of defending asbestos mining and exportation...

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Asbestos News

Created: 22 October 2012

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An online seminar on asbestos litigation is to be extended to allow more people to take part due to high volume of demand. Thompsons Solicitors, the market leaders in asbestos litigation, is running the online tutorial which examines best practice...

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Asbestos News

Created: 07 September 2012

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The risks posed by asbestos have been known for many years, but despite all the warnings, rules and regulations, people are still being exposed to the dangerous fibres every day.

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral with fire-resistant...

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Asbestos News

Created: 26 July 2012

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Thompsons welcomes the announcement of an Employer's Liability Insurance Bureau Scheme for mesothelioma claims. The Department of Work and Pensions yesterday announced a £300 million fund of last resort for those sufferers of mesothelioma who have...

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Asbestos News

Created: 12 July 2012

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PRESS RELEASE FROM THOMPSONS SOLICITORS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thompsons Solicitors is to hold a public meeting with local politicians, officials and residents at St Mark’s Church Hall, Shettleston next week following a recent asbestos scare in...

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