Over 100 years, Thompsons Solicitors have fought for the rights of individuals, and we have been at the forefront of most of the health and safety legal cases that have kept workers safe and ensured they have received the proper compensation. The History of Thompsons and protecting workers with industrial diseases
These cases include;
In 1972, Thompsons won the first-ever successful asbestos-related disease case in the House of Lords. In 1974, Brian Thompson, the son of our founder, Harry Thompson, worked with the then Labour government to draft the Health and Safety at Work Act, which led to millions of workers being legally protected for the first time and remains vital legislation for the health and safety of workers today. In 1986, the principle of latent damage was passed into law due to Thompsons' work over the previous two decades, securing compensation for victims of industrial disease, whose claims would have previously been considered out of time. In 2018, Thompsons won a landmark case that protects those suffering from pre-cancer from being unfairly dismissed by their employer.
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