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Apil: Mesothelioma scheme is 'missed opportunity'

Apil chief executive Deborah Evans

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has spoken of its disappointment that the government's proposal for a support scheme for mesothelioma victims "stops short" of providing full compensation.

Earlier today the Department for Work and Pensions and Association of British Insurers unveiled a support scheme, whereby mesothelioma victims who, from today, are diagnosed with the illness can

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