Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease
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Provided by Hugh James
Hugh James has a national reputation in bringing group action claims on behalf of former miners, for example we were lead solicitors in the two largest civil litigation claims to date (Miner’s Chest Disease and Miner’s VWF claims) and are currently joint lead solicitors for coke oven workers.
Armed with the experience and specialist knowledge that is required for this complex area, Hugh James has helped thousands of people who have been either injured or developed an illness as a result of their work, including exposure to asbestos or harmful emissions. The team also has significant experience in working on industrial disease group actions, where more than one person’s life has been affected in the workplace.
Work highlights:
- Advising significant numbers of current and former military personnel suffering with various chronic conditions including noise induced hearing loss.
- Were lead solicitor in litigation for telephone engineers suffering industrial deafness.
- Specialist team dedicated to asbestos related claims, including mesothelioma and lung cancer cases.
- Appointed lead solicitor in group actions, on behalf of hundreds of former coke oven workers nationwide in the British Coal coke workers litigation and in the Tata Steel (formally British Steel) coke workers litigation, for cancer and respiratory claims.