At the heart of all I do is a burning desire to deliver the best possible result I can for innocent victims of industrial disease. I act for my clients with passion, and with an absolute determination to do all I can to result in their claim being successful.
Our experience as a whole was great, from our initial meeting with David Dunne, he was knowledgeable, responsive, understanding and empathetic of the situation. A great service throughout the process and a successful claim, all team members involved have been great. We would highly recommend, thank you to David and the Team!
Client testimonial
David Dunne took the time to explain the processes of a legal case which gave us confidence and his approach was one of individuality to us. There were responses outside working hours and he organised home visits with experts at our convenience. His knowledge, confidence and recommendations resulted in an outcome we never thought possible. We know money can never replace my dad, but we feel that justice has been done.
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From start to finish, David Dunne, and his team from Slater and Gordon were so helpful and explained every step of the proceedings and the home visits were so prompt and helpful. The phone contacts and messages were very informative and easy to contact and reply back to. All in all, cannot praise them enough.
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David Dunne was understanding but very professional at what was an extremely sensitive time. He took away any worries I had and delivered a positive outcome.
Client testimonial (for David Dunne)
Our family has been fully supported by Slater and Gordon for complex health issues. Service delivery has been exceptional, professional, compassionate and kind. We have been fully supported throughout the entire experience. Our lawyer is exceptionally knowledgeable in his field of expertise. Nothing was too much trouble and all decision making was informed with attention to detail. We were treated on an individual basis and compassionately. Thank you so much David
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Get to know David
I qualified as a solicitor in 1987, and I have 35 years’ experience of dealing with personal injury claims. I've focussed on industrial disease claims for the last 30 years. I'm a principal lawyer managing a team in the industrial disease department at Slater and Gordon’s Manchester office.
My area of specialism is claims for asbestos related disease, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural thickening. I've also dealt with many claims for other types of industrial disease, including occupational cancers, vibration white finger/hand arm vibration syndrome, occupational asthma, occupational dermatitis, and work-related upper limb disorder.
Career highlights
I have considerable expertise in high value cases and have handled important group test cases. I've been involved in high profile and landmark disease cases, dealt with on appeal by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Some of my career highlights are:
Farmer -v- Rolls Royce and Others (a high value fatal mesothelioma claim in which damages of £4.3M were awarded to the claimant at trial in the High Court sitting in Leeds)
Knox and Others -v- Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Limited (a group of 40 welding fume exposure test cases which involved a three month trial before a High Court Judge in Liverpool)
McCamley -v- Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Limited (a severe injury industrial accident claim which went to the Court of Appeal on deductibility of an insurance payment from the damages awarded)
Schofield -v- Saunders and Taylor Limited (a Court of Appeal mesothelioma case in which the court had to adjudicate on a Law Commission recommendation that tariffs for damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity should be increased)
Maguire -v- Harland & Wolff Limited (an important Court of Appeal case relating to liability for a mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos from the laundering of work overalls by a shipyard worker’s wife)
Sienkiewicz -v- Greif UK Limited (a mesothelioma case in which the tumour had been caused by very low-level asbestos exposure, and in which the Supreme Court gave important guidance on the causation test to be applied)
I am a member of the Law Society and a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). I have also contributed to a textbook on occupational disease claims.
