Opinion

Uncloaking the Asbestos Risks of Undercloaks Following UK Storms

Martin Cornes, Director at Quadrassist, the managed building repair network for Woodgate & Clark, the Loss Adjusters There were 12 named storms on the 2023/2024 storm season. Storm Éowyn in late January 2025 was described […]

News

Latest HSE Prosecution: Director Jailed After Asbestos Removal

The latest case report from the HSE highlights the stark contrast between the private and public sector in the UK, where those working for government agencies are effectively immune from prosecution, no matter how poor […]

Opinion

Insurers Should Review Reserves For Asbestos Claims, After Cancer Drug Trials

In this Opinion piece, Nicola Dawn, a Partner in the Insurance Team at Forbes Solicitors, looks at the potential impact of a new mesothelioma drug on asbestos liability claims. Mesothelioma is a cancer linked to […]

Insurance claims

HSE Stats on Fatal Workplace Incidents 2022/23

One hundred and thirty-five workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published today (Thursday July 6) by the Health and Safety Executive. The industries with the highest deaths […]

News

EU Proposes to Reduce Asbestos Exposure in Workplaces

Today, the EU Commission presents a new approach to better protect people and the environment from asbestos and ensure an asbestos-free future. The package includes: A Communication on working towards an asbestos-free future, tackling asbestos in […]

Insurance claims

Asbestos Removal Lacks Government Urgency & Planning

Leading industrial disease and asbestos illness lawyers have cautiously welcomed MPs calls for a deadline on the removal of asbestos from schools and public buildings but have said that 40 years is too long to […]