Apil calls for independent assessment of Mesothelioma Bill
The Mesothelioma Bill must be subject to robust independent scrutiny, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has warned ahead of a House of Lords debate tomorrow (5 June 2013).
The bill, which is currently going through Parliament, will create a special scheme to help some workers with the fatal lung cancer mesothelioma to claim damages to which they are entitled, but which
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