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Work related disease

Thousands of people each year suffer illness, injury or a medical condition as a result of their work. Russell Jones & Walker has been at the forefront of work-related disease litigation for over 80 years. We are committed to ensuring that our expertise and assistance allay any concerns that you may have should the unfortunate or unexpected happen. Occupational illness is an area of the law that is highly specialised. Our dedicated team of disease specialists has an excellent reputation in this complex area of law and a long record of winning difficult cases.

Types of work related disease

Our breadth of experience allows us to deal with all types of occupational disease claims including:

 

Our expertise

At Russell Jones & Walker we have an Occupational Disease Unit to deal specifically with your claim for illness or injury caused by your employment. The Unit employs medical professionals to carry out research at University, Hospital and Health & Safety Executive libraries so that we are constantly updated with the latest developments in diseases that affect people at work.  A copy of the latest Occupational Disease Unit's bulletin can be downloaded now.

We pride ourselves on our client care. Each individual is spoken to by a lawyer within 24 hours of Russell Jones & Walker being contacted. We will usually recommend a meeting to discuss the circumstances of your claim. Where necessary we can see you at your home. Our advice is always clear and understandable and we will keep you fully advised at all stages of your case. We understand that the nature of many of the illnesses from which our clients suffer cause great anxiety and worry and we want to try to ease that burden as best we can, and get the best possible results for you and your family. This is very important to Russell Jones & Walker.

Further information

For more information on any of these conditions please download our free factsheets.

Asbestos cases

If you or a member of your family are suffering from an Asbestos related disease, and would like to know more about the benefits available then download our free Asbestos Benefits Booklet which will help explain what you are entitled to and how to make a claim; and the latest Benefit Rates which will give you an indication of the level of support you may be entitled to.

If you are unsure that you have grounds to make a claim related to asbestos and would like to seek further advice we offer a free initial consultation. Please contact us on 0870 143 0970 for further details.

Further Reading on work related diseases:

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