Personal Injury: Industrial Disease

David Platt KC has built a strong occupational illness practice covering ailments, including occupational asthma, dermatitis and lung cancer. He also fields expertise in toxic mould litigation. He earns praise from claimant and defendant solicitors alike and frequently acts in multi-claimant litigation.

John Williams is instructed in the leading industrial disease cases in the country. He is an expert in claims concerning mesothelioma, noise-induced hearing loss and stress at work. He also has substantial expertise in handling fatal and psychiatric injury claims. He receives a steady stream of instructions from insurance companies and other clients.

Alexander MacPherson primarily acts in the defence of clients in significant industrial disease and personal injury cases. He has an impressively deep understanding of areas stretching beyond asbestos diseases, offering enviable expertise in cases involving noise-induced hearing loss and hand-arm vibration syndrome.

Catherine Foster is a vastly experienced personal injury specialist. She covers catastrophic injury and historic sexual abuse work, and is particularly noted for her expertise in occupational illness cases. She represents both defendants and claimants. She is experienced in the handling of disease group actions.

Michael Kent KC covers the full spectrum of personal injury. His industrial disease practice sees him regularly handle cases brought for asbestos exposure, noise-induced hearing loss and dermatitis. He represents both claimants and defendants in individual and class actions. He has experience handling claims involving contaminated blood products, water pollution and CJD from human growth hormone.

Peter Houghton primarily acts for defendants in a wide range of industrial disease matters. He has considerable experience handling cases involving asbestos exposure, noise-induced hearing loss and hand-arm vibration syndrome.