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Settlement in Yorkshire Asbestos test case
A legal case that had threatened to cost insurers millions has been settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.
The compensation case was brought against Holland Hannan & Cubitt and two insurance companies, Zurich and Excess, by...
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asbestos
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mesothelioma
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GBP 92,500 settlement for asbestos widow
A Yorkshire widow, Aileen Gardner, has received £92,500 compensation from the company that exposed her husband to asbestos, reports Yorkshire Post Today.
The out-of-court settlement was agreed the day before the trial was to...
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Pinewood studios at heart of GBP150,000 asbestos case
Rank Entertainment, former owners of Pinewood studios, is being taken to court by the widow of a former worker who contracted mesothelioma (a cancer caused by asbestos exposure) while building film sets, reports Times Online.
The...
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GBP 20,000 asbestos fine for skip operator
A man was fined £20,000 for operating without a Waste Management Licence and failing to inform a landfill site that the waste he sent them contained asbestos, reports the Environment Agency.
Speaking after the case, Edward Morris,...
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asbestos
legal
training
licensing
case
Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006 update
In next months newsletter we will be providing an update on the new Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006
To receive this newsletter with all the latest news on asbestos management, including legal duties, case reports, and best...
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Pleural plaque ruling to be appealed
An appeal is underway to overturn a previous Court of Appeal ruling that prevented pleural plaque sufferers from claiming compensation.
The appeal, brought by the trade union Amicus, will argue that pleural plaques are a debilitating...
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asbestos
legal
case,
pleuralplaques
Headmaster escapes asbestos conviction: didn't know asbestos was dangerous
The Headmaster of a school in Derbyshire has been found not guilty of failing to protect the health of others after explaining that he wasn’t aware of the dangers of asbestos.
The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Phillip...
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asbestos
legal
hse
controllimit
coshh
case
Nightclub owners fined GBP 90,000 in asbestos case
Towering Leisure, the company that owns the Atlantis Arena Complex in Great Yarmouth, have been fined GBP 90,000 for failing to sufficiently protect the health of staff and visitors and three breaches of the Control of Asbestos...
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asbestos
riskassessment
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inspection
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Asbestos firm's parent company aims to end bankruptcy
American giant Federal Mogul, the parent company of British-based asbestos manufacturer firm Turner and Newell, has submitted plans to come out of bankruptcy by March 2007, reports Hemscott.
Turner and Newell has been at the heart of...
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fire
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