The number of coal health compensation schemes that were eligible for services claim is shown in the following table as at 4 October 2009. The figures include services claim made under chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and vibration white finger.
Claimants’ Representatives Location Number of claims Claim eligible for services Claim eligible for services that have been settled Ashton Morton Slack LLP AMS (UDM claims only) 500 260 254 Ashton Morton Slack LLP Sheffield 3 2 2 Atherton and Godfrey Solicitors Doncaster 1 0 0 Atteys Retford 136 105 103 Atteys Rotherham 46 41 41 Avalon Solicitors (ceased trading) Warrington 5 1 1 Bakewells Derby 1 0 0 Banner Jones Chesterfield 3 3 3 Barber Cartain Solicitors (ceased trading) Manchester 1 0 0 Bell Dallman and Co. Doncaster 4 4 4 Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster 158 73 73 Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster (UDM only) 569 247 243 BHP Law Belmont 8 7 7 Branton Bridge Manchester 4 4 4 BRM Solicitors Chesterfield (UDM claims only) 1 1 1 Browell Smith and Co. Newcastle upon Tyne 34 22 21 BurroughsDay Solicitors Bristol 3 2 2 Colemans Solicitors Manchester 6 2 2 Corries York York 13 6 6 Davis Blank Furniss Hadfield 1 0 0 Davis Blank Furniss Manchester 4 4 4 Dean Thomas and Co. Solicitors Worksop 3 1 1 Farleys Solicitors Burnley 4 2 2 Flint Bishop and Barnett Solicitors Derby 1 0 0 Foy and Co. — 1 1 1 Foys Solicitors Worksop 43 36 35 Gorman Hamilton Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 8 8 8 Gorvin Smith Fort Solicitors Stockport 9 6 6 Grainger Appleyard and Fleming Doncaster 1 1 1 Graysons Solicitors Sheffield 610 462 452 Hamers Solicitors Hull 1 1 1 Hickmotts Solicitors Rotherham 23 16 16 Holmes and Hills Solicitors Great Dunmow 1 0 0 Hopkins Eden Court, Mansfield 97 84 84 Hopkins Mansfield 1 1 1 Hopkins — 4 1 1 Hugh James Cardiff 3 3 3 Ilett and Clark Solicitors Nottingham 4 3 3 Ingrams Solicitors Hessle (VWF only) 3 2 2 Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Sheffield 98 77 77 Keeble Hawson Doncaster 39 32 31 Keeble Hawson Moorhouse Sheffield 67 46 46 Kenyon Son and Craddock 32 South Parade 1 1 1 Kidd and Spoor Harper Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 163 113 110 Kingslegal Cardiff 1 0 0 Lloyd Green Solicitors Glasgow (UDM only) 1 0 0 Lopian Wagner Solicitors Manchester 4 0 0 Mark Gilbert Morse Newcastle upon Tyne 3 2 2 Marrons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 1 0 0 McArdles Solicitors Hartlepool 3 0 0 Meloy Whittle Robinson Preston 10 4 4 Mincoffs Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 3 2 2 Morrish and Co. Solicitors Leeds 4 3 3 Mortons Solicitors Sunderland 12 1 1 Moss Solicitors Loughborough 13 9 9 Moss Solicitors Moss UDM Claims Only 501 263 252 O. H. Parsons and Partners Solicitors London 199 161 159 Oxley and Coward Solicitors Rotherham 37 32 32 Pannone and Partners Solicitors Manchester 4 3 3 Parker Rhodes Solicitors Rotherham 1 1 1 Pinto Potts Solicitors Aldershot 1 0 0 Raleys Solicitors Barnsley 239 168 167 Richard J. Knaggs and Co. Redcar 2 2 2 Robinson and Murphy Solicitors Newcastle 1 1 1 Robinson King Solicitors (ceased trading) Stockport 19 19 19 Russell Jones and Walker Solicitors Sheffield 2 2 2 Saffmans Solicitors Leeds 9 6 5 Sedgwick Phelan and Partners Middleton, Manchester 1 1 1 Shaw and Co. Solicitors Doncaster 16 11 11 Shaw and Co. Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 4 2 2 Simpson Millar Solicitors Leeds 3 3 3 Stanton Croft Estate Agents and Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 2 0 0 Stuart Bell and Associates Worksop 143 112 112 The Quigley Partnership (ceased trading) Bolton (do not use) 1 1 0 The Smith Partnership Derby 1 0 0 Thompsons Solicitors Manchester 2 2 1 Thompsons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 26 22 22 Thompsons Solicitors Nottingham 1 0 0 Thornleys Huddersfield 2 1 1 TLW Solicitors North Shields 29 10 10 Towells Solicitors Wakefield 49 31 29 Tracey Barlow Furniss and Co. Retford 1 1 1 Tracey Barlow Furniss and Co. Worksop 9 3 3 Twigg Farnell Solicitors (ceased trading) Rotherham 4 4 4 Union of Democratic Mineworkers Mansfield 1,009 698 693 Wake Smith and Tofields Solicitors Sheffield 6 3 3 Walker and Co. Solicitors. Rotherham 1 1 0 Watson and Brown Solicitors South Shields 1 0 0 Watson Burton LLP Newcastle upon Tyne 131 114 113 Total 5,198 3,380 3,326
The number of claims for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) claims with a schedule 20 dispute and Vibration White Finger (VWF) claims with a formal dispute under the terms of the Claims Handling Agreements in Bassetlaw and the UK is shown in the following table as at 4 October 2009:
Bassetlaw constituency Other UK constituencies COPD 33 1865 VWF 27 1137 Total 60 3002
The number of awards for Smith v. Manchester for Vibration White Finger (VWF) under the Coal Health Compensation schemes made to former coal miners and their families at Bassetlaw constituency broken down by claimants' representative is shown in the following table as at 4 October 2009.
We are unable to provide the awards for Smith v. Manchester paid under Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease scheme as these figures are included within the schedule 11 calculations under the term of the Claims Handling Agreement, and it is not possible to isolate them.
Claimants' representative Location Number of VWF claims awarded Smith v. Manchester Ashton Morton Slack LLP AMS UDM claims only 168 Atteys Retford 57 Atteys Rotherham 32 Avalon Solicitors—Ceased trading Warrington 1 Bell Dallman and Co Doncaster 4 Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster 53 Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster (UDM only) 179 BHP LAW Belmont 4 Branton Bridge Manchester 4 BRM Solicitors Chesterfield—UDM claims only 1 Browell Smith & Co Newcastle Upon Tyne 7 Colemans Solicitors Manchester 1 Conies York York 3 Flint Bishop & Barnett Solicitors Derby 1 Foy & Co — 1 Foys Solicitors Worksop 19 Gorman Hamilton Solicitors Newcastle Upon Tyne 7 Graysons Solicitors Sheffield 244 Hickmotts Solicitors Rotherham 14 Hopkins — 1 Hopkins Eden Court, Mansfield 34 Hopkins Mansfield 1 Ilett & Clark Solicitors Nottingham 2 Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Sheffield 49 Keeble Hawson Doncaster 4 Keeble Hawson Moorhouse Sheffield 31 Kidd & Spoor Harper Solicitors Newcastle Upon Tyne 58 Mark Gilbert Morse Newcastle Upon Tyne 1 Meloy Whittle Robinson Preston 1 Morrish & Co Solicitors Leeds 1 Mortons Solicitors Sunderland 1 Moss Solicitors Loughborough 5 Moss Solicitors Moss UDM claims only 145 0. H. Parsons & Partners Solicitors London 101 Oxley & Coward Solicitors Rotherham 11 Pannone & Partners Solicitors Manchester 2 Parker Rhodes Solicitors Rotherham 1 Raleys Solicitors Barnsley 98 Robinson King Solicitors—Ceased trading Stockport 6 Russell Jones & Walker Solicitors Sheffield 2 Saffmans Solicitors Leeds 3 Shaw & Co Solicitors Doncaster 11 Shaw & Co Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 2 Stuart Bell & Associates Worksop 52 Thompsons Solicitors Manchester 1 Thompsons Solicitors Newcastle Upon Tyne 12 Thornleys Huddersfield 1 TLW Solicitors North Shields 2 Towells Solicitors Wakefield 15 Tracey Barlow Furniss & Co Worksop 3 Twigg Farnell Solicitors—Ceased trading Rotherham 2 Union of Democratic Mineworkers Mansfield 349 Wake Smith & Tofields Solicitors Sheffield 4 Watson Burton LLP Newcastle Upon Tyne 83 Total 1,895
The number of Smith v. Manchester awards made to claimants represented by the 50 claimants’ representative who have submitted the highest number of claims under the coal health compensation scheme is shown in the following table as at 4 October 2009.
We are unable to provide the awards for Smith v. Manchester paid under chronic obstructive pulmonary disease scheme as these figures are included within the schedule 11 calculations under the term of the Claims Handling Agreement, and it is not possible to isolate them.
Claimants’ representative Location Claims awarded Smith v. Manchester Browell Smith and Co Newcastle upon Tyne 4,424 Union of Democratic Mineworkers Mansfield 3,293 Raleys Solicitors Barnsley 3,841 Thompsons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 2,998 Hugh James Cardiff 2,523 Graysons Solicitors Sheffield 2,769 Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster (UDM only) 1,857 Watson Burton LLP Newcastle upon Tyne 2,274 Thompsons Solicitors Edinburgh (Scottish claims only) 1,078 Towells Solicitors Wakefield 1,726 Ashton Morton Slack LLP AMS (UDM claims only) 1,414 Moss Solicitors Moss (UDM claims only) 1,436 Beresfords Solicitors Doncaster 1,276 Thompsons Solicitors — 778 Kidd and Spoor Harper Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 1,406 Atteys Rotherham 1,295 O. H. Parsons and Partners Solicitors London 937 Irwin Mitchell Solicitors Sheffield 790 Saffmans Solicitors Leeds 983 Moss Solicitors Loughborough 785 Kingslegal Cardiff 429 Latham and Co. Solicitors Leicester 814 Shaw and Co. Solicitors Doncaster 835 Conies Solicitors Glasgow (Scottish claims only) 562 McLeish Carswell Glasgow (Scottish claims only) 174 Oxley and Coward Solicitors Rotherham 526 Randell Lloyd Jenkins and Martin Llanelli 272 Mortons Solicitors Sunderland 364 T. S. Edwards and Son Solicitors Ystrad Mynach 410 Hickmotts Solicitors Rotherham 594 Morisons Solicitors Edinburgh (Scottish claims only) 378 Thompson and Co. Solicitors Sunderland 343 Matrons Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 254 Gorman Hamilton Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 450 Hopkins Eden Court, Mansfield 298 Meloy Whittle Robinson Preston 221 Keeble Hawson Moorhouse Sheffield 175 TLW Solicitors North Shields 181 Furley Page Canterbury 294 Corries York York 278 Gabb and Co. Powys 236 Russell Young Solicitors (do not use) Newcastle upon Tyne 0 Endlars Solicitors 86A Bury Old Road 123 Keeble Hawson Doncaster 119 Shaw and Co. Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 230 Gorvin Smith Fort Solicitors Stockport 114 Branton Bridge Manchester 104 Mincoffs Solicitors Newcastle upon Tyne 91 Ross Harper Solicitors Glasgow (Scottish claims only) 7 BHP Law Belmont 113 Total 46,872