Daniel Easton

Dan jointly heads the industrial disease and asbestos team. His work includes the following:

- S v Circaprint - highest (then) award for mesothelioma PSLA and established award for loss of husband's affection

- Frith v DECC – successful limitation trial for British Coal 'post-cut off claim';

- Chandler v Cape PLC – successful (on appeal) against parent company for asbestos exposure at a subsidiary factory

- £900,000 mesothelioma claim: gave rise to an Metropolitan Police investigation.

Catastrophic personal injury claims, include:

- £4.235million for RTA including novel quantum issue on the increased cost of living between South Africa and UK

- £2million + settlement for lower limb amputation including 6 different prosthesis.

- Fatal accidents include claim for young man killed by a falling shop sign (£600,000) and claim against NHS trust for young man asphyxiated by nitrogen oxide.

- £2.5 million for man crushed under JCB

- £2.7million settlement plus PPO for paraplegic victim.

Trained with Lawfords, qualified in 2003. Made partner at Leigh Day in 2008.