Bridget Collier

Successfully settled mesothelioma claims for teachers exposed to asbestos in schools and colleges, including cases involving Blackpool & Fylde College and Bradford College. These claims required careful investigation due to the typically lower levels of asbestos exposure.

Successfully secured compensation for workers exposed to asbestos in dockyards, shipyards and engineering environments, including claims involving Smiths Dock Shipbuilders, Barrow Steel Works and Vickers Armstrong Engineers Ltd.

Secured one of the highest-value settlements for asbestos exposure through talc and cosmetic products, alongside a number of other successful claims involving similar exposure routes.

Successfully acted for clients living in France and Spain, ensuring their claims were progressed efficiently and their compensation reflected their circumstances while living overseas.

Successfully represented workers exposed to asbestos at power stations across England and Wales, including claims arising from the construction, maintenance and demolition of these sites.

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.