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Blair ’to change’ asbestos ruling

Last month's Law Lords ruling will affect thousands of widows, whose husbands died from mesothelioma. Firms had challenged a judgement favouring bereaved families and workers who contracted mesothelioma at work. But Mr Blair said he hoped to make an announcement on his plans to change the House of Lords ruling in a fortnight. "I regret that judgement. I'm looking at the moment to see the best opportunity for us to change it," he told a GMB conference in Blackpool. "If we can change it, we will. I hope to announce something on this in a couple of weeks." More : news.bbc.co.uk

Asbestos law plans backed by MSPs

The Scottish Executive introduced new measures in December to end the dilemma facing mesothelioma victims. They were forced to choose between claiming damages for themselves or waiting so that relatives could possibly claim more after their death. The Holyrood committee scrutinising the bill recommended that MSPs back it when it goes before parliament. Sufferers have been able to lodge compensation claims since 20 December even though the Mesothelioma Damages Bill is not yet law. In an unprecedented move, Deputy Justice Minister Johann Lamont announced at the committee's meeting on 13 December that the bill would be amended to enable sufferers

Asbestos

A recent House of Lords judgement has changed the legal landscape for thousands of people, mainly men, seeking compensation for the asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma. It used to be possible for those people who developed mesothelioma to sue any one of their past employers who had not protected them from asbestos fibres, and claim 100 per cent of damages from that single employer. The tables have turned with the Lords decision in the Barker vs Corus case. Now the mesothelioma sufferers must seek out every past employer, and sue each one of them in order to claim the full amount of

Legal hope for asbestosis victims

Moves to reform legislation which creates a compensation claim dilemma for some cancer victims have been launched by the Scottish Executive. Victims of mesothelioma currently have to choose between claiming for damages or allowing their relatives to lodge a bigger claim after their death. The executive said most choose to wait for the sake of their families. It has published draft legislation to rectify the situation. The move was welcomed by campaigners and unions. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs - and the only known cause in the UK is exposure to asbestos. More

MSPs hear asbestos claim dilemma

Campaigners demanding a better deal for asbestos-related cancer victims have told MSPs of a "terrible dilemma". They said sufferers have been forced to choose between claiming damages for themselves or waiting until they die so that their relatives can claim more. A bill going through the Scottish Parliament aims to address this and has come under scrutiny from Holyrood's Justice 1 Committee. Campaigners said the decision should not have to be made. Phyllis Craig, of Clydeside Action on Asbestos, told MSPs: "I think it's very unfair that people who should receive damages in life are being forced to make that