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Places, Products and Professions Which Can Lead to Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos is a term for a group of minerals made up of microscopic fibres. Asbestos exposure may result in breathing fibres in, which can cause some serious damage to your lungs in the short and long term. The intake of these fibres could also lead to a form of lung cancer called Mesothelioma.   Asbestos…

Firefighters being exposed to harmful chemicals resulting in various types of cancer

For the first time, a high rate of cancer among colleagues has been acknowledged by the UK’s chief fire officer.   Recent scientific research suggests that firefighters are at a high risk of getting cancer because of the contaminated clothing and equipment they use. The Fire Brigades Union has called for more protection from the…

Mesothelioma Claims – Don’t Delay Legal Action

Mesothelioma is a terminal form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust, which is acquired during a patient’s working life in many different environments and forms.   Those diagnosed with the condition are often given a short life expectancy and often deteriorate rapidly. The main symptoms of Mesothelioma to be aware of are:…

Roundup – Claims for Cancer on British Horizon

Exposure to glysophate-based herbicides such as Roundup probably causes cancer, leading to thousands of legal claims and millions being paid in compensation.   In the latest legal showdown of 2019, a jury in California ordered Bayer, the manufacturer of Roundup, to pay one couple $2 billion in damages after it found that the company failed…

Hydrogen Peroxide Vapour (HPV) Machine Workers – Industrial Disease Claims

Over recent years, many domestic healthcare workers in the health sector have been required to use hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) machines, such as Deprox vaporisation systems, to bio-decontaminate hospital rooms and wards. The solutions emitted by these machines contain toxic hydrogen peroxide and silver nitrate. - Oakwood Solicitors Ltd

Hearing Loss and Tinnitus claims procedure

Tinnitus and hearing loss can be as a result of working in loud environments. Is it possible to recover damages if this link can be proven. Tinnitus Claims. - Oakwood Solicitors Ltd

So This Is Christmas And They Have No-one

Article. Attributed to excessive consumption of alcohol and the added financial pressure, the amount of domestic abuse cases surge over Christmas.

Repetitive Strain Injury News (RSI)

RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) is caused by mechanical irritation which upsets the body’s highly-tuned natural balance. Read article:

Natasha Hardy Features In PI Magazine ‘PI Focus’

Take a look and see how one of our Industrial Disease solicitors, Natasha, won an impossible case getting her case featured in PI magazine 'PI Focus'.

Repetitive Strain Injury Q&A

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is used to describe pain felt in overused muscles and nerves as a result of repetitive movements. Find out more info on RSI.