"Premier conference with premier speakers for asbestos specialists."
"Best forum for optimal information sharing and networking for claimant asbestos litigators."
"Excellent training day - could not fault anything. Really valuable to solicitors in this specialist field."
We are delighted to be heading back down to Manchester for APIL's 20th annual asbestos conference, taking place on Thursday, 16 October.
We are delighted to offer this programme as a hybrid event where delegates can either choose to view the event live in person or watch this virtually, via APIL's dedicated conference app. All delegates attending in person will also have access to the virtual programme, where they can watch this back - on demand - over a period of six months.
The programme will cover the followign topics:
Keynote address
Silicosis
- Speaker: Ian Bailey, Maurice Blackburn, Sydney
Johnstone case on low exposure asbestos cases and use of epidemiology
- Speaker: John-Paul Swoboda KC, 12KBW, London
Low exposure from the engineer’s perspective
- Speaker: Martin Stear, Workplace Environment Solutions Ltd, Knutsford
Low exposure issues - a medical expert’s perspective
- Speaker: Dr John Moore-Gillon, Emeritus Consultant Physician, St Bartholomew's and Royal London Hospitals
Product liability claims
- Speakers: Harry Steinberg KC and Aliyah Akram, Outer Temple Chambers, London
American claims
- Speaker: Marc Weingarten, The Locks Law Firm, Philadelphia
Good communication and managing conflict
- Speaker: Joanna Gosling, Irwin Mitchell LLP, London