Plans to speed up claims process

Sufferers of a deadly industrial disease are to benefit from faster legal processes under new proposals unveiled today.

Courts minister Helen Grant said fresh plans would see an out-of-court process set up to help settle compensation claims for victims of mesothelioma - a condition which often develops decades after the sufferer has been exposed to asbestos but usually kills within months of being diagnosed.
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