Meet the silicosis team
Our silicosis team includes some of the country’s leading industrial disease lawyers. The team have a track record of succeeding with cases on behalf of those diagnosed with industrial-related illnesses through no fault of their own, including those diagnosed with silicosis as a result of working with engineered stone.
We act for clients on a No Win No Fee basis. If you would like to speak to us, please call 0800 6895854.
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What the directories say
Leigh Day has a highly respected industrial disease practice offering first-rate representation to claimants suffering from asbestos-related diseases.
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Meet the team
Daniel Easton
Partner
Joint head of the firm's asbestos and industrial diseases team and acknowledged as a leader in this field
Harminder Bains
Partner
Joint head of the asbestos and industrial diseases, internationally renowned for her role fighting for victims of asbestos
Ewan Tant
Partner
Ewan specialises in asbestos-related disease claims, as well as silicosis claims, particularly those involving engineered stone
Andrew Cooper
Senior associate solicitor
Andrew Cooper is a senior associate solicitor in the industrial disease team.
Vijay Ganapathy
Partner
Vijay is a partner who specialises in industrial disease and complex injury cases.
Heetasha Khosla
Associate solicitor
Heetasha Khosla is an associate solicitor in the industrial diseases team.
Catriona Ratcliffe
Senior associate solicitor
Associate solicitor in the personal injury departments specialising in industrial disease claims
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What our clients say
Recent news
Family secure compensation after film-sets sandblaster developed rare form of silicosis
The family of a man who worked as a sandblaster for many years, including on blockbuster film sets, and later developed a rare form of silicosis, have secured compensation.
Stone worker with terminal silicosis says cutting quartz kitchen worktops in unsafe working conditions has cost him his life
A stone worker in hospital with terminal silicosis says he developed the disease after inhaling dust while cutting engineered stone, known as quartz, kitchen worktops in unsafe working conditions.
Stonemason quits job to “save his life” after being diagnosed with silicosis linked to working on engineered stone kitchen worktops
A stonemason from Ipswich, Suffolk says he had to quit his job to “save his life” after medical experts effectively warned that continuing to work with engineered stone, or quartz, could destroy his lungs.
Lawyers representing growing number of engineered stone workers with silicosis say tougher safety measures are urgently needed
Lawyers at Leigh Day, who represent a growing number of workers diagnosed with silicosis after manufacturing engineered stone kitchen worktops, say tougher safety measures are urgently needed to stop the rise in the deadly disease.