Victims and insurers await a ruling on pleural plaques
Language: English Series: Construction News ; (6958) 16 March 2006, 32(1)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Reports on the decision in "Rothwell v Chemical and Insulating Co Ltd and another" ([2006] EWCA Civ 27, unreported), where the CA ruled on public policy grounds that victims of lung scarring caused by asbestos inhalation were not entitled to compensation unless and until cancer itself develops.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L132893 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 132893-1001 |
Reports on the decision in "Rothwell v Chemical and Insulating Co Ltd and another" ([2006] EWCA Civ 27, unreported), where the CA ruled on public policy grounds that victims of lung scarring caused by asbestos inhalation were not entitled to compensation unless and until cancer itself develops.