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Weightmans LLP Offices
100 OLD HALL STREET
LIVERPOOL
L3 9QJ
England
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Keith Jones
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Keith Jones is an partner based in Weightmans’ Liverpool office.
Keith specialises in occupational disease claims, principally work related upper limb disease such as HAVS and CTS and NIHL claims. He also deals with and has a wide range of experience in relation to respiratory diseases, repetitive strain injuries and asbestos related conditions.
Keith joined Weightmans in 2001 and has been part of the disease Unit from its inception in 2005.
In particular Keith has acted for local authorities across England and Wales in relation to NIHL and HAVS cases and manages a team of specialist disease lawyers acting for local authorities and other public sector employers and utility companies.
Keith has significant experience and expertise in dealing with claims for local authorities, colleges and other public authorities.
Expertise on issues of corporate and successor liability arising from transfer of liability under TUPE and on local government reorganisation.
Occupational asthma and other respiratory diseases arising from exposure to various agents.
Keith’s particular expertise is Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome including tranches of cases involving ground maintenance staff and low level intermittent exposure in light industry successfully defended on the grounds that level of knowledge and exposure was insufficient to give rise to foreseeable risk.
Keith works with local authorities and utility companies reviewing their HAVS, health and safety and occupational health referral policies.
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- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
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- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Health and safety
- Employment > Pensions
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
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- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Liverpool
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- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
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- Transport
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
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- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Liverpool
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
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- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
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