Tag Archives: Industrial Disease
Bristol and Beyond Asbestos Family Support Event on 2 May
By Isabelle Selley, Associate, Industrial Disease Group The next Bristol and Beyond Asbestos Family Support event takes place at Filton College, Filton Avenue, Bristol, BS34 7AT on Wednesday, 2 May 2012. The group is meeting for coffee at 11.30am in the café, and then some of … Continue reading
Industrial Disease and Clinical Negligence claims: Commons and Lords fight it out in LASPO Ping Pong
By Katie Honeyfield, Trainee Solicitor, Clinical Negligence Department The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (LASPO) has finally been approved by both Houses of Parliament after a key compromise was reached allowing mesothelioma sufferers to keep all of … Continue reading
Bristol Area Asbestos Family Support Group Social
By Isabelle Selley, Associate, Industrial Disease department Bristol Area Asbestos Family Support Group Lunch is meeting for coffee, a browse around the Christmas Shop and garden centre, followed by lunch at Cadbury Garden Centre in Congresbury on Friday, 18 November … Continue reading
Asbestos judgment presents challenge for mesothelioma claims
By Virginia Chalmers, Partner, Industrial Disease department A widow who blamed Birmingham University for her husband’s death from asbestos-related cancer has had her compensation claim dismissed.
Lyons Davidson attend International Asbestos Litigation Forum
Lyons Davidson was represented at the International Asbestos Litigation Forum on 26-27 September in London by Industrial Disease Partner Virginia Chalmers. The meeting included specialist representatives of claimants, defendants and insurers active in resolving asbestos disputes from around the world. The … Continue reading
Lyons Davidson Helps Macmillan Celebrate 100 Years of Cancer Support
Isabelle Selley of Lyons Davidson’s Industrial Disease department attended an event marking 100 years of Macmillan Cancer Support at the Aztec West Hotel in Bristol on 20 July.
Lyons Davidson meets nurses from St Peter’s Hospice
Virginia Chalmers of Lyons Davidson’s Industrial Disease department and Tamara Hasson of the Wills, Probates and Trusts team addressed Community Nurse Specialists at St Peter’s Hospice in Bristol on 13 July. The hospice is Lyons Davidson’s Bristol charity of 2011.
Action Mesothelioma Day July 1 – Bristol Event Hosted by Lyons Davidson
On July 1, 2011 Lyons Davidson’s Industrial Disease Team hosted an event in support of National Action Mesothelioma Day. Mesothelioma is an asbestos related disease that kills over 2000 people a year in Britain and leaves many thousands more without … Continue reading
Action Mesothelioma Day 2011
Lyons Davidson’s Industrial Disease team is hosting an event to raise awareness and funds for Action Mesothelioma Day 2011 on 1 July.
