MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS CLAIMS RESTORED
The third reading of the Compensation bill on Monday July 17th aims to reverse the House of Lords Ruling over Mesothelioma payouts. Law Lords recently made it harder to bring a successful claim against employers where a Claimant had worked for more than one company. Weeks after that devastating House of Lords decision Tony Blair gave his backing to a campaign to reverse the decision. Accordingly, the compensation bill is to be amended to ensure Mesothelioma victims receive their full entitlement.
The amendment tabled by the Government gives Claimants in the future the ability to obtain full compensation from any of the companies who were at fault in exposing them to asbestos. It also allows mesothelioma victims whose claims were settled following the House of Lords decision to have their cases reviewed.
For further information please contact Angelina Rigby on 0117 9290451 or email arigby@metcalfes.co.uk.
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