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Manchester legal seminar on asbestos risks

A team of senior North West barristers is hosting an event focusing on all there is to know about asbestos within the legal world.

The seminar, by Pro-VIDE-Law, ‘Causation in asbestos: Minimal or material? Risk or probability?’ will explore both the legal and epidemiological issues which arise in asbestos cases.

The event, at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, will include talks by expert speakers, including Dr Sandy Steel of King’s College London; Prof. Damien McElvenny from the Institute of Occupational Medicine; and Dr Charles Hind, a Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. One of the country’s leading barristers in this field, Charles Feeny, who has spoken extensively on the subject of asbestos, both nationally and internationally, will host the event.

The event will take place on November 14th between 1.30pm and 4.30pm.

As part of the event speakers will address the growing importance of epidemiology in asbestos cases and discuss recent developments surrounding this complex area of law.

The expert speakers, from St Johns Buildings Chambers, based at India Buildings in Water Street, Liverpool, will deliver an interactive session and the audience will be encouraged to participate throughout.

Charles Feeny said: “Our team has a wealth of experience in this field and we expect there to be a large amount of interest. We want to share our first-hand experience with as many people as possible.”

The event follows the launch a new online service, Pro-VIDE-Law.co.uk. The website is a unique offering that provides expert advice, case notes, sector news, and a debate platform for the UK’s legal community.

This is the second training event to be held by Pro-VIDE-Law. The first, the focus for which was causation in cardiac disease, was well received when it was held in Liverpool last month and is being turned into a webinar which users will be able to purchase from www.pro-vide-law.co.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .