Low Exposure Asbestos Claims Following Johnstone v Fawcett's Garage (Newbury) Limited [2025]

Introduction

The days of heavy exposure claims for laggers or pipefitters are largely behind us, and we are now seeing increasing cases of care providers, office workers and teachers being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Low exposure claims continue to be major battleground.

The recent Court of Appeal Judgment in Johnstone v Fawcett's Garage (Newbury) Limited [2025] sheds light on the current approach taken by the Courts when considering causation in low exposure claims.

This webinar will provide a brief overview of the main issues found in low exposure claims and will then consider the practical implications of the recent CoA Judgment in Johnstone v Fawcett's Garage Limited.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The context of asbestos litigation
• Low exposure claims, the issues in brief
• Johnstone v Fawcett's Garage Limited - judgment at first instance
• The grounds of appeal in Johnstone
• The Judgment of the Court of Appeal and potential implications for future low exposure claims
• Practice points

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 29th July 2025

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