DETI - Legal Services for Asbestos Related Illnesses

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Harland & Wolff Plc (H&W), is the shell company left in the ownership of the Department of Economic Development, now the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) following the privatisation of the Harland & Wolff shipbuilding business in 1989. As a result of the insolvency of the company’s insurers, Chester Street Insurance Holdings Limited (Chester Street), responsibility for employer’s liability and public liability claims, which relate to compensation for asbestos related illnesses suffered by former employees of the shipyard and third parties, now lies with H&W. As part of the contractual obligations at privatisation, DETI undertook to guarantee funding in relation to both employer’s liability and public liability claims for which Chester Street acted as insurer. DETI / H&W requires a firm of solicitors to provide legal services in relation to the defence of new public liability compensation claims made against the company. It is essential that the successful service provider demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and a sound track record of the successful negotiation and settlement of a range of asbestos related claims over the last three years.