Mesothelioma Solicitors london

Personal injury
Asbestosis and mesothelioma personal injury claims

Henmans Solicitors

Inhaling asbestos dust can cause both benign and malignant diseases of the lungs and pleura (the lining around the lungs) many years later. The diseases caused by asbestos can be broadly categorised as follows:

* Asbestosis : fibrosis of the lungs caused by asbestos. This condition rarely develops less than twenty years after the start of exposure to asbestos, and is often found after longer intervals. The typical features include increasing breathlessness and later cough.
* Pleural plaques : common type of benign pleural disease where the outer lining of the chest cavity thickens. Again, the plaques rarely develop less than twenty years after exposure to asbestos. Generally, there are no physical symptoms but the diagnosis causes understandable anxiety. There are increased risks of future malignancy.
* Diffuse pleural thickening : thickening of the pleura, often associated with fluid in the pleural space. Again, this usually occurs after more than twenty years from exposure. There is usually some breathlessness and disablement. There are increased risks of malignant conditions.
* Mesothelioma : this is a malignant tumour commonly found in the lining around the lung and abdominal cavity. There is generally at least a twenty year time delay from exposure to illness. The tumour surrounds and compresses the lung. Typically there will be a speedy onset of breathlessness. The prognosis is poor with average survival only around fourteen months from onset of symptoms. Mesothelioma is relatively resistant to any treatment.
* Lung cancer : asbestos causes all the common types of lung cancer. The risk increases with the dose of asbestos. The period between exposure and illness can be less, sometimes only ten years. Again, the condition is associated with breathlessness and chest pain.

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Anthony Coombs, Solicitor
For victims of mesothelioma

I was a partner with John Pickering & Partners between 1984 and 2005. Most of my work was for clients with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, diffuse pleural thickening, and pleural plaques.

During my time with John Pickering & Partners, I won or settled hundreds of mesothelioma cases. I have never lost a mesothelioma case.

I led the team of solicitors in 2002 that preserved entitlement to compensation of most mesothelioma victims in a test case decided by the Law Lords.

I was one of the lead solicitors in the only asbestos disease group action brought in this country, on behalf of South African asbestos miners, including many mesothelioma victims, that ended successfully in 2003.

I completed many mesothelioma cases successfully within 6 months of being instructed by my client. I did this by getting the cases into court quickly.

In 2005 I set up my own firm to work for mesothelioma victims. I offer a unique service by specialising in cases for mesothelioma victims, and by taking on only a limited number of cases at any one time, in order to complete the cases quickly.

I will see clients suffering from mesothelioma anywhere in the country at their own homes within a short time if I think there is a case to pursue.

I aim to complete cases for clients who are suffering from mesothelioma within 4 to 9 months of being instructed.

Most of my clients live in England, but I represent clients with mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos in England, but later emigrated to Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, The United States and Canada.

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