Tag: making a claim
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Asbestos Exposure at Work: A 2026 Guide to UK Compensation Claims for Workers and Families
Worked with or near asbestos decades ago? Learn how UK asbestos compensation claims work in 2026, including mesothelioma and the date of knowledge rule.
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Construction Workers and Hearing Loss: Your Rights After Years on Loud Sites
Years on loud UK construction sites can cause permanent hearing damage. Find out what the law required of your employers and whether you can still bring a claim.
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Why Can’t I Hear High-Pitched Sounds? When Hearing Loss Isn’t Just Age
Struggling to hear consonants, alarms or children’s voices? High-frequency hearing loss is often blamed on age. In many UK workers, the real cause is past noise at work.
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Stage fall claim puts spotlight on event safety
Stephen Fry has reportedly issued a claim after suffering serious injuries at the CogX Festival, held at The O2 Arena. The broadcaster is said to have fallen from the stage after delivering a keynote speech, sustaining fractures to his leg, hip, pelvis and ribs. The incident demonstrates a very straightforward legal duty:- organisers and venues…
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Expert Asbestos Disease Claims from WE Solicitors
Manchester’s industrial legacy still causes asbestos disease decades after exposure. WE Solicitors offers specialist mesothelioma and asbestos claims advice.
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Firefighters face growing risk of skin cancer from toxic exposure, warns WE Solicitors
WE Solicitors is warning that firefighters across the UK may face an increased risk of developing skin cancer due to repeated exposure to toxic contaminants encountered during emergency incidents. While the dangers of smoke inhalation are widely recognised, growing evidence suggests that harmful substances released during fires, including carcinogenic particles from burning materials, can settle…
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Did Years of Working on Printing Presses Damage Your Hearing?
Printing industry workers are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss. Find out about hearing loss claims and whether you could be entitled to compensation.
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Could Shipyard Asbestos Have Caused My Breathing Problems?
Former shipyard workers across the UK are still being diagnosed with asbestos diseases decades after exposure. Find out about asbestos disease claims and what you can do.
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Apprentice injured by guillotine
Rotherham based metal fabrication company pleaded guilty to serious failings. A Rotherham based metal fabrication company has been sentenced after pleading guilty to serious health and safety failings following an incident in which a 17 year old apprentice was injured by a metal cutting guillotine during training. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive…
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How to Recover Mismanaged Inheritance Funds in the UK
How to Recover Mismanaged Inheritance Funds in the UK Discovering that your inheritance may have been mishandled is a deeply distressing experience. At a time when you are already coping with the loss of a loved one, the added stress of a potential financial loss can feel overwhelming. In our experience, the first step is…