Open date: 09 July 2008
Close date: 01 October 2008
A consultation on the government response to the House of Lords decision in Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd, that the existence of pleural plaques does not constitute actionable or compensable damage.
This paper considers and seeks views on the government response to the House of Lords decision in Johnston v NEI International Combustion Ltd and conjoined cases (known at earlier stages as Rothwell v Chemical & Insulating Co Ltd) about pleural plaques. Pleural plaques are small localised areas of fibrosis found within the pleura of the lung caused by asbestos exposure. In a unanimous decision on 17 October 2007, the Law Lords upheld a Court of Appeal decision that the presence of pleural plaques does not constitute actionable or compensatable damage.
Consultation paper
- Consultation paper [PDF 0.29mb, 51 pages]
- List of questions for response [Word 0.05mb, 2 pages]
Contact details
Further copies of the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:
Michelle Edwards
Ministry of Justice
Civil Law and Justice Division
Area 3.11
Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW
Tel: 020 7210 8719
Fax: 020 7210 0613
