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Industrial disease Asbestos Mesothelioma

Family says Nottingham joiner’s former colleagues could help them after asbestos death

The family of a Nottingham joiner are appealing for information from former colleagues following his death from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos, to understand more about how he was exposed to the substance.

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Medical negligence Clinical negligence Surgical negligence

Yaser Jabbar review by Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital says 94 children were harmed

Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) bosses have issued the findings of their review of patients of orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar. 

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Human rights Abuse Abuse claims

Former Catholic priest Alexander Bede Walsh convicted of historic child sexual abuse

Leigh Day abuse claims partner Andrew Lord has welcomed the news that former Catholic priest Alexander Bede Walsh has been convicted of a further non-recent sexual offence against a child.

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