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Jim Hester – 23 September 2020 – Share
Smith v Secretary of State for Transport [2020] EWHC 1954 (QB) concerns a claim for asbestosis. Both parties' medical experts had...
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Jim Hester – 15 September 2020 – Share
Last week I reviewed Goldtrail Travel v Grumbridge. Unusually in a short period of time, this is another case touching upon...
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Jim Hester – 8 September 2020 – Share
Section 32 is an infrequently used part of the Limitation Act 1980, but one from time to time which may...
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Jim Hester – 19 August 2020 – Share
Judicial review cases are not the usual fare of this website. However, R (on the Application of The Asbestos Victims...
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Jim Hester – 29 July 2020 – Share
I have recently drafted two articles regarding Smith v Manchester awards. Firstly in what circumstances they may be appropriate, as opposed...
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Jim Hester – 21 July 2020 – Share
This short article covers a fundamental, but not straightforward, issue in noise induced hearing loss cases - calculating the Noise Immission...
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Jim Hester – 15 July 2020 – Share
This short article looks at ‘adjusting’ self-recording audiometry in order that it might be compared to manual audiometry such as...
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Jim Hester – 14 July 2020 – Share
In Part One of this series, I set out relevant factors as to whether a Smith v Manchester award was appropriate. In this...
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Jim Hester – 7 July 2020 – Share
Many Industrial Disease cases contain a claim for a Smith v Manchester award on the Schedule. It is perhaps most likely to be...
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Jim Hester – 2 July 2020 – Share
The case of Valerie Bannister (Widow and Executrix of the Estate of Dennis Charles Bannister, Deceased) v Freemans PLC was...
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