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Government U-turn on mesothelioma exemption roundly condemned

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A government U-turn that will result in mesothelioma sufferers no longer being able to pocket the total amount of a claim has been slammed by opposition MPs and claimant lawyers.

The government's decision to revoke the exemption of mesothelioma claims from the success fee and after the event premium elements of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

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