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The Mesothelioma Act 2014 - Alan Joliffe, IBB Solicitors

14/07/14. The Mesothelioma Act 2014 received Royal Assent at the end of January this year. This meant that the Secretary of State was in a position to set up a payment scheme providing for “substantial” payments to “some” mesothelioma sufferers in “some” circumstances and it was expected that the first payments under the scheme would start to be made by July 2014

I have spent the majority of my time in the Law specialising in Disease Litigation. Throughout this time I can honestly say that one of the hardest things I have had to do on more occasions than I care to remember is tell a client who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma or the family of someone who has died from mesothelioma that I am unable to pursue their claim as I have been unable to trace an insurer for the employer responsible.

Having considered the wording of the Act it seems on first reading to be a great step forward. However, the scheme does raise a number of unanswered questions...

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