Extract from Commons motion to consider the Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 - Feb 20

Wednesday, 21 February 2018 08:26

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):...When people who suffer from such a disease get involved in the system, they face some of the hardest, sharpest lawyers that can be found. My brother had an apprenticeship at BP and worked there all his life. The lawyers found out that when he was in the Army he smoked, and that was extremely damaging. I have never seen sharper, more unscrupulous people than those employed by reputable companies to make sure that they do not pay their...Request free trial