Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum Lawyer Welcomes APPG Report Into Asbestos Manufacturer

Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum lawyer welcomes APPG report into asbestos manufacturer

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupation Safety and Health’s (APPGOSH) report has urged ministers to ban Cape from government contracts until it pays £10m towards asbestos cancer research After years of campaigning for Cape and its parent company Altrad to pay £10m to Asthma + Lung UK for asbestos related cancer research, the Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum and their lawyer Harminder Bains gave evidence to the APPGOSH in March, with …

Asbestos cost claims rise even as volumes fall

The number of asbestos-related liabilities is holding relatively steady. According to a new study from NERA Economics, while some related diseases have declined, others have become more prevalent – while the amount spent per resolved claim rose by double-digits in the last year, suggesting failing to deal with the dangerous material will have an increasingly costly legacy.