Slater and Gordon Lawyers, Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease

About

Provided by Slater and Gordon Lawyers

Our Industrial Disease department consists of a highly specialist team of lawyers with a breadth of knowledge across all areas of industrial disease including mesothelioma and asbestos related illness, occupational asthma, occupational cancers, occupational dermatitis, VWF/HAVS and noise
induced hearing loss.

The high standard of expertise including long standing relationships with a number of large Trade Unions means we offer a service unlike any other law firm. We’re also on legal panels for Asbestos Support Groups around the country.

Our specialists are able to pursue the most complex of claims and lead the way in terms of ground-breaking law. We’re also renowned for achieving the highest possible settlements for our clients.

Although we pride, ourselves on the expertise and best possible outcome we provide our clients in respect of their case, our dedication doesn’t stop there. Cases of industrial disease, can often lead to other issues which may require legal advice. We provide our clients with a range of legal services from a host of specialist lawyers to relieve any additional burden at what can be an extremely difficult time.

There are also a range of non-legal services which we are able to offer our clients to assist them in a range of practical issues to reduce stress at what can be a difficult time, such as welfare benefits advice.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease - UK-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Slater and Gordon has a prominent industrial disease team with leading expertise in mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses. It is also very experienced in claims concerning noise-induced hearing loss, exposure to poisonous gases and other occupational health issues. The team also offers in-house client liaison officers who dispense welfare benefits advice and other forms of practical support to clients.

View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Slater & Gordon have a very high level of knowledge and confidence in the subject area and I felt properly supported throughout."

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease respondent
UK

"They were brilliant and so patient piecing together my case. Communication was excellent with each member of the team and nothing was too much trouble."

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease respondent
UK

"Slater & Gordon have a very high level of knowledge and confidence in the subject area and I felt properly supported throughout."

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease respondent
UK

"They were brilliant and so patient piecing together my case. Communication was excellent with each member of the team and nothing was too much trouble."

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Jordan Bell

Band 2

Jordan Bell is commended for his experience in dealing with asbestos-related disease claims, including those involving asbestosis, pleural thickening, lung cancer and mesothelioma.

"We could not fault the service we received from Jordan."

View Profile

Madelene Holdsworth

Band 2

Madelene Holdsworth heads the firm's industrial disease team. She is well-reputed in the market for her handling of complex industrial disease and military litigation. Her experience includes stress at work claims, chemical poisoning and asbestos-related disease matters.

"Madelene works extremely hard and gets extremely good results for clients."

"Madelene handled our claim with great attention to detail. She was very thorough in her questioning, demonstrated a wide understanding of the issues and was sympathetic and professional throughout."

"The best thing about Madelene is her judgement; she is great at assessing the strengths and weaknesses of cases and she is not afraid to confront them and raise them with clients or counsel."

View Profile