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Legal panel appointments

30 Mar 202260 Seconds

Four new firms will join Mesothelioma UK's expert legal panel

Mesothelioma UK, a national asbestos-related cancer charity, has appointed four more firms to its legal panel. From 1 April 2022, Digby Brown, Irwin Mitchell Scotland, Simpson Millar and The Asbestos Law Partnership will join Field Fisher, Hugh James, Irwin Mitchell, Leigh Day, Novum Law, Royds Withy King, Slater Gordon and Thompsons Law on the panel. They will support and raise awareness of the charity, and provide independent legal support to mesothelioma patients and their families. Mesothelioma UK chief executive, Liz Darlison said she was “delighted” with the appointments.

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