Asbestos

Court of Session The family of a painter and decorator who died of an asbestos-related condition have been granted a proof before answer in their damages claim against the executor of the estate of a deceased partner in the former firm which employed the tradesman.

Court of Session The family of a mechanical fitter who died of an asbestos-related illness in England after inhaling the deadly dust while working as an apprentice at a shipbuilding company in Scotland should pursue their claim for damages under Scots law, after the Inner House of the Court of Sessi

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) should carry out a full and transparent investigation into previous health and safety concerns after an asbestos exposure incident at the Bridge of Don Academy in Aberdeen, a union has demanded. A release of the potentially harmful material was discovered on Jul

Mrs Adrienne Sweeney and her late husband William In a case that breaks new legal ground in Scotland, a family from Paisley has secured damages of £247,000 after losing their mother to the deadly asbestos disease mesothelioma.

Miller Plant Limited has been fined £15,000 over a health and safety breach which resulted in three contract workers being exposed to asbestos fibres. The Inverurie-based plant contracting and hire service provider was handed the fine at Aberdeen Sheriff Court after admitting engaging an unlicensed

A businessman from Dunfermline has been given a Community Payback Order of 250 hours for illegally disposing of asbestos. Graeme Burt, who runs a garage renovation and building service business, had previously pled guilty to the contravention of Section 33(1)(a)&(b) of the Environmental Protecti

Victims of asbestos backed by doctors, health and safety experts and leading lawyers have issued a plea to all parties in the upcoming local elections over fears that thousands of Scots are at risk through historic exposure in schools and hospitals.

Stirling Council has been fined £10,500 for ignoring warnings for nine years about asbestos in the basement of its Old Viewforth headquarters. The local authority sent office staff to sweep, dust and move furniture about in a boiler room where pipes were lagged with the potentially deadly material.

MPs have called for a law to ensure that all schools and public building in Britain are rid of asbestos by 2035. A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health said that the time has come to put in place regulations requiring the safe, phased and planned removal of a

The Scottish bill to recover medical costs for asbestos diseases will lead to over-burdening costs on compensators as well as delays to the claims process and will do little or nothing to improve the overall care services for asbestos victims, law firm DWF has said. The Recovery of Medical Costs for

Stuart McMillan The formal consultation process on a new bill designed to re-claim the medical costs of treating people suffering from asbestos related diseases begins today.

An average of twenty tradespeople die every week from asbestos related diseases, according to a new survey commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Tradespeople, including construction workers, carpenters and painters and decorators, could come into contact with deadly asbestos on aver