Employers' Liability
We advise multinational and UK-based companies, local authorities, insurers and self-insured bodies on a wide range of employers’ liability issues. Our expertise extends across a wide variety of sectors including construction, education, leisure, manufacturing, social care and waste management.
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Resolving complex disputes
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Our knowledgeable and experienced employers’ liability team advise on liabilities arising from negligence and breaches of statutory duty (taking into account the effect of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013). We are regularly instructed to advise in complex multi-defendant disputes involving issues of contribution and indemnity.
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We can advise in all categories of employers’ liability claims from the low value, fast-track cases, to cases involving injuries of the utmost severity, in order to help you to resolve claims in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
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Our experienced lawyers advise on:
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Asbestos related claims
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Asthma and respiratory problems
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Bullying / abuse
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Deafness and tinnitus
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Excessive workloads / stress
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Health and safety
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HSE prosecutions
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Human Rights Act claims
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Injury
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Inquests
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Mesothelioma
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Occupational cancer
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Post-Traumatic stress disorders
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Psychological claims
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Repetitive strain injury
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Vibration white finger / HAVS and carpal tunnel syndrome
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