Our sponsors

Ashtons Legal has sponsored Anglia Asbestos Disease Support Group (AADSG) since its inception providing the venue, lunches, presenters and invaluable knowledge to attendees in each session.

Ashtons is an award-winning law firm with a strong focus on customer service. The legal teams provide a wide range of advice to businesses and private individuals regionally, nationally and internationally from offices across East Anglia and Leeds

Ashtons Legal has specialist lawyers ready to help clients with:

personal injury and industrial disease claims, including mesothelioma and asbestos disease claims
medical negligence and Court of Protection advice
family law and mediation, private client matters including Wills, powers of attorney, probate and tax and trusts, residential conveyancing, French legal services and inheritance disputes
agriculture and estates, commercial property, corporate and commercial services, construction, dispute resolution, employment law, franchising, HR advice, GDPR and data protection compliance, and transport and regulatory matters.

Ashtons Legal has been recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession for over 20 years. In 2019 the firm had 25 ‘leading individuals’ listed by the Legal 500, the firm’s highest achievement to date. L500 has quoted sources saying Ashtons 'provides a better service than most larger national firms and is a delight to work with’.

Recent mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease cases

We like going to the support group and find there are other people to talk to who understand our situation. We enjoy the company and the activities we do some months. People also share what treatments are available and how to get them.

AADSG group attendee
So pleased I found this group for my mum and my family. Keeps us positive through hard times and it's so good to share experiences.

Carer of a Mesothelioma patient
It’s great to get professional advice from some of the nurses who come along to the meetings.

AADSG group attendee
The social connections with other people who are in the same situation is a real benefit to the group. The feeling that you are not alone in dealing with this horrible disease.

Carer of a Mesothelioma patient
We look forward to our monthly meetings as we enjoy the various activities that are arranged for us to take part in, and the general companionship and friendships of everyone.

AADSG group attendee
I have found the group very supportive and helpful, discussing with others the journeys we all go on. It seems that treatment is improving through different trials that are now available.

Carer of a Mesothelioma patient
I appreciate the various speakers who have come along to the group meetings as well as the different activities that are organised to take part in.

AADSG group attendee
I’m very proud to be part of this group and I hope I can pass on my experience of caring for someone with Mesothelioma with those who have it now.

Carer of a Mesothelioma patient
It’s a very supportive and friendly group - I hope my experience helps others in some way who are also on this journey.

AADSG group attendee
Having the monthly meetings with guest speakers has been really beneficial.

Carer of a Mesothelioma patient
The support group has allowed me to meet other people with the same condition and be able to talk about the diagnosis and way forward. The help and support is invaluable.

AADSG group attendee
The help and support, and contacts with professionals in the health and social sector is a real benefit of the group.

Carer of a Mesothelioma patient
Being able to discuss ways of controlling pain with others in the same situation has been really useful.

AADSG group attendee

Latest news

Anglia Asbestos Disease Support Group celebrates its eighth anniversary

18 May, 2024

Anglia Asbestos Disease Support Group (AADSG) is celebrating its eighth anniversary today. The group supports patients who are suffering from an asbestos-related disease, as well as their carers and families....

Fundraising reaches the £20,000 milestone

17 March, 2021

The campaign to raise funds for a Mesothelioma UK Nurse Specialist in Norfolk or Suffolk reached a milestone this week when the fund exceeded £20,000. Historic exposure to the banned...

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