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Limitation in Living Mesothelioma Contribution Claims History demonstrates that mesothelioma claims uniquely present particular issues which require careful attention.  The nature of the claims throw up tensions unusual in many other types of claim.  In cases of living victims, the Asbestos List requires such cases to progress to trial expeditiously, where possible.  The same consideration,…

The Court of Appeal is set to consider the correct legal test for imposing a stay on a personal injury claim where a claimant does not wish to undergo a medical test relevant to issues of causation and quantum. The test was previously considered to be the test in Laycock v Lagoe [1997] PIQR 518.…

It is a common feature of most industrial disease litigation that the relevant events often took place a long time ago. A trial judge determining such cases is frequently faced with limited documentary evidence and with evidence from lay witnesses (some of whom may have died before trial) who have limited recall of historic events…