Andrew Cooper
Senior associate solicitor
Andrew Cooper is a senior associate solicitor in the industrial disease team.
Andrew is a senior associate solicitor working with Daniel Easton and Ewan Tant in the personal injury department.
Andrew acts for claimants who have been exposed to asbestos and subsequently develop asbestos-related injuries, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and pleural thickening. He also represents claimants with life changing industrial diseases, such as acute silicosis. Andrew has experience of complex catastrophic injury claims arising as a result of road traffic accidents and accidents at work.
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Legal expertise
Andrew has successfully obtained compensation in a range of complex asbestos cases. He is focused on achieving results which suit clients’ individual circumstances. This includes obtaining interim payments of damages to allow clients to pay for private medical treatment and achieving settlements which allows them to continue to claim the costs of medical treatment in the future, including immunotherapy.
He has obtained settlements for clients with asbestosis and pleural thickening which allows them to return to court in the future if their condition deteriorates or they develop a more serious asbestos related condition.
Andrew qualified as a solicitor in September 2017. He developed a particular interest in industrial disease claims during the first seat of his training contract, which was in the personal injury department at Leigh Day.
Andrew obtained his undergraduate degree in law from the University of Kent and went on to obtain a master’s degree in law from University College London. He was awarded a distinction in his master’s degree which focused on UK Human Rights and Equality Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Membership
Andrew is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Andrew in the news
Health and Safety Executive 2022 report on mesothelioma - the trend by Andrew Cooper First published by LexisNexis 07.09.2022
Cases and blogs
Kent woman receives six-figure settlement from industrial giant Cape after husband’s asbestos cancer death
A woman from Kent has received a six-figure settlement payment from Cape Intermediate Holdings Limited (Cape), after her husband’s death from mesothelioma, a type of cancer primarily caused by asbestos exposure.
Former Norfolk baked beans factory worker appeals for witnesses after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A woman who worked at a food canning factory which prepared tins of HP baked beans in North Walsham, Norfolk, believes former colleagues could have vital information after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Family of former silver solderer and NHS nurse receive substantial compensation for asbestos cancer claim
The family of a woman who died after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer, have received compensation from her former employers.