“Matthew is good on technically challenging cases.”
Personal Injury: Industrial Disease, Chambers and Partners 2023
"He is technically very sound and an attractive advocate."
Personal Injury: Industrial Disease, Chambers & Partners 2022
"An effective barrister who is very knowledgeable and brilliant with clients. He is a great communicator and a real team player too."
Personal Injury: Industrial Disease, Chambers & Partners 2022
"Extremely effective advocate in utmost severity cases."
Personal Injury & Industrial Disease, Legal 500 2020
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Industrial or occupational disease claims arise from exposure to toxic or hazardous substances or dangerous conditions in the workplace. Environmental disease litigation, similarly, arises from exposure to toxic or hazardous substances or dangerous environments.
The industrial and environmental disease team has extensive experience of a range of conditions, including:
Outer Temple barristers have been at the forefront of disease litigation for many years. We acted in Fairchild v Glenhaven, the seminal case on causation in mesothelioma claims. We also appeared in the Greenway v Johnson Matthey litigation, a groundbreaking case on sensitisation as a result of exposure to a hazardous substance at work.
We are a standout set for asbestos litigation. Our expertise is regularly sought out in the most complex and high value mesothelioma claims. We also frequently act in lung cancer, asbestosis and diffuse pleural thickening claims. We have close links with several asbestos support charities including Mesothelioma UK. Members of chambers edit and contribute to Asbestos Law and Litigation, published by Sweet and Maxwell and now in its second edition.
Our experience in claims involving asthma includes occupational exposure and also asthma arising from unfit living conditions, particularly claims involving children living in damp or mouldy homes.
A particular area of expertise is occupational disease arising out of military service. Our barristers are involved in group litigation representing thousands of veterans and serving personnel who have sustained noise-induced hearing loss and non-freezing cold injuries.
Our industrial disease expertise also crosses over with our travel law and group litigation practices and members of chambers have been involved in several international group actions, including South African claims involving asbestos related disease and silicosis.
Members of chambers have appeared in many of the landmark cases which have defined and shaped this area of the law:
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