Archive for the ‘Asbestos Compensation News’ Category


It may be all too easy to assume that exposure to asbestos and the subsequent contracting of asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis, pleural plaques and mesothelioma is now mostly consigned to the UK’s industrial past.

WE Solicitors has met the strict criteria set out by APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) to gain corporate accreditation status. The firm can now display the APIL logo as a mark of its expertise and dedication to finding justice for people injured through no fault of their own.

Ms C wins  £16,750 payout after being exposed to asbestos whilst working at Turner Brothers Asbestos Company Ltd in Rochdale when she was just 15 years old from 1958-1962 and on a second occasion from 1964-1965. 

Mrs H receives £210,000 payout after her husband died from mesothelioma after working at ICI as a Boiler Maker at their Lostock Premises.

Exactly four months until the Ministry of Justice launch on August 2nd of the Pleural Plaques Former Claimants Payment Scheme and already there might appear to be cause for concern due to possible confusion over asbestos compensation eligibility on their own website.