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Pauline Chandler

Pauline Chandler

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Slater and Gordon

Slater and Gordon

England - North West • Insurance

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Personal injury: claimant

The Manchester-based practice at Slater and Gordon is well-versed in acting for claimants across a wide array of complex PI matters, including in catastrophic injury matters of the utmost severity. There is a specialism in the team in industrial disease matters, especially asbestos-related injuries, which is an area of particular expertise for the ‘very tenacious’ Madelene Holdsworth and experienced litigator Jordan Bell. The pair head up the practice alongside Matthew Tomlinson. Richard Crabtree is a key name with notable strength in neuro-trauma cases, wherein he acts for both child and adult claimants. Kim Harrison harnesses stand-out capabilities in abuse and public inquiry cases, having handled high-profile matters. Richard Scorer is regarded as an ’excellent child abuse solicitor’; his specialisms include acting in abuse cases on behalf of children and vulnerable adults and in handling human rights and public inquiry matters. ‘Tough opponent’ Pauline Chandler is a key practitioner, as is Shane Smith, who is adept at handling complex catastrophic cases where causation is in question.
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Personal Injury: Industrial Disease
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Pauline is a Principal Lawyer at Slater and Gordon in Manchester. She has specialised in industrial accident and disease claims for more than 40 years.

During her career she has helped thousands of clients recover compensation for mesothelioma, asbestos and other industrial diseases.

These have included bladder cancer from chemicals, nasal cancer from wood dust and other skin and lung diseases caused by chemicals and irritant dusts at work.

Pauline has pursued some high profile and important and ground-breaking industrial disease cases, such as Knox & Others-v-Cammell Laird known as the "Welders Lung" case and several other Court of Appeal cases that have changed the law for asbestos victims and are frequently relied on and referred to as precedents in other disease claim judgements. Such judgements include: Owen-v-IMI Yorkshire Copper Tube; Jeromson-v-Shell Tankers; Furness-v-Massey; McCamley-v-Cammel Laird; Johnson-v-Reed Corrugated Cases; Sabin-v-British Rail; Cookson-v-Novartis Grimsby; and Spillett-v-Carillion.

In addition she has successfully pursued numerous nasal cancer and asbestos cases that other solicitors abandoned because they could not find the relevant employers’ liability insurers.

Career

Pauline began her legal career in 1973 and joined Pannone Solicitors in 1999. She became a Principal Lawyer with Slater and Gordon in 2014.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Richard Scorer is an excellent child abuse solicitor. He focuses on the issues in which the law is relevant, without dismissing other aspects. He is clearly extremely knowledgeable about his area of the law, and has built up considerable expertise. He has treated me with respect.’

  • ‘We found Jordan Bell to be the most caring and compassionate person who showed great kindness to my terminally ill husband at a very difficult time. I have no family and really appreciated his support and help. I can never thank him enough for everything he’s done for me.’