Bridget Collier

Regularly securing settlement for mesothelioma including a provision for non-NHS funded treatment. One such award granted my client private immunotherapy treatment for well over a year and is on going.

Settlement of a claim including costs of care for my client and additional costs for his wife's care both in his lifetime and beyond that will enable them both to remain in their home.

Settlement of a claim for mesothelioma including the costs of a case manager to co-ordinate my client's treatment and day-to-day care and jobs around the home. He lived alone and wanted to remain there throughout the last days his illness and this compensation gave him the ability to fulfil his wish.

Settlement for a lab technician working at a college where there was low-level exposure to asbestos from fume cupboards and classroom equipment.

Secured initial compensation under English jurisdiction for a widow following her husband’s mesothelioma diagnosis, followed by additional compensation under Scottish jurisdiction for her and her immediate family, ensuring no overlap in the heads of damage.

Settlements for ex-pats. One included the additional costs of day to day living for my client living in rural Spain and off the main electricity grid. Another included the cost of upkeep of his Thai condo kept as a second home.

Peace of mind for those with a benign asbestos disease when settling their claim to include an automatic right for further compensation should they develop a further asbestos related condition.

Cases for dockers working at Manchester Ship Canal. Cases for those working at Barrow Docks and other Shipbuilding companies.

Compensation for a retort setter suffering asbestosis where his previous solicitors misinterpreted his medical records and told him that he could not claim.