Liverpool office
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Our services in Liverpool
Asbestos claims
Partner Kevin Johnson holds multiple accreditations as a specialist in asbestos and occupational disease claims and is a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. Kevin manages our Liverpool office. He has more than 25 years' experience of acting for victims of asbestos exposure, and has represented people who have worked in the heavy industries of the North West such as dockworkers, shipyard workers, Merchant Navy seamen, construction workers and engineers.
Kevin has acted for asbestos sufferers in some of the leading test cases. He is a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel and sits on the Oversight Committee of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme where he represents asbestos sufferers.
Partner Joanne Candlish also works in the asbestos team, based in the firm’s Liverpool office. Joanne is an APIL accredited Senior Litigator, Asbestos and Occupational Disease Specialist, with over 31 years’ experience dealing with asbestos cases. She joined Leigh Day in January 2024 having previously worked at a number of claimant law firms.
The Leigh Day Liverpool office opened in 2017 to serve local Liverpool residents and beyond, particularly in compensation claims for industrial disease, including asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma and pleural thickening.
To contact our Liverpool office about an industrial disease claim please phone 0151 305 2760 or fill in our short form.
The firm can help with all types of serious injury compensation and draws on the expertise of more than 140 lawyers who are based in London, Manchester and Leeds.
For non-industrial disease related enquiries please contact our Manchester (0161 393 3530) or London (020 7650 1200) offices.
Please note this office is not permanently staffed and meetings are by appointment only.
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WHAT THE DIRECTORIES SAY
Kevin has been at the forefront of asbestos litigation for a long time. He has lots of experience in litigating asbestos and running test cases.
Chambers and partners 2024
Leigh Day expands service with two new partners in the North West
We recently welcomed two new legal partners to our rapidly expanding Liverpool and Manchester offices, strengthening our expertise in asbestos and human rights work.
WHAT THE DIRECTORIES SAY
Joanne is personable, empathetic and informative. Joanne makes herself available to any questions at all times.
Chambers and partners 2024
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