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Proceeding contribution from Bridget Prentice (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 July 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Compensation Bill (HL).


Compensation Bill [Lords]

If I may, I would like to get past the first sentence of my speech. I will give way again shortly. Let me outline the situation. In the 2002 case of Fairchild v. Glenhaven Funeral Services, the House of Lords decided that a person who had contracted mesothelioma after wrongful exposure to asbestos—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
449 c42 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Complaints Compensation Codes of practice Courts Damages Advertising Coal Asbestos Legal profession Employment Liability Exemptions Functions Mining Negligence Mesothelioma Standards Regulation Trade unions Victims Industrial injuries disablement benefit Claims management services Mesothelioma Compensation Board
Legislation
Compensation Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk