Heetasha Khosla
Heetasha is a solicitor working in the personal injury department at Leigh Day. She completed her training and qualified in September 2018. She has since specialised in industrial disease claims.
Heetasha acts for claimants who have been exposed to asbestos and have gone on to develop asbestos-related injuries, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer and pleural thickening.
The cases Heetasha assists with include both primary exposure as a result of individuals working directly with asbestos and secondary exposure (non-occupational exposure to asbestos).
Heetasha assists with claims for claimants where their former employers are no longer in business and she has experience in investigating the history of companies and successfully tracing their insurers.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2018
Experience
- Leigh Day (Oct 2013 - Present)
Membership
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil)
Qualifications
- Legal Practice Course (2013)
- Law LLB (2012)
Education
- The University of Law (2012-2013)
- The University of Reading (2009-2012)
1 Contributions by Heetasha Khosla
PRECEDENTS
Precedent pre-action letter of claim: living mesothelioma from workplace asbestos exposure (England and Wales)
Dear [ insert organisation name ]
Claimant’s Full Name:
Claimant’s Full Address:
Claimant’s National Insurance Number:
Claimant’s Date of Birth:
Claimant’s Diagnosis:
Place of Employment:
We act for the above-named individual to pursue compensation arising from an asbestos-related condition, namely mesothelioma. Our client, [ insert Claimant’s name ], encountered asbestos exposure whilst working for [ insert Defendant company’s name ] during the period [ insert dates of employment with Defendant company ]. This correspondence is sent in accordance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Disease and Illness Claims.
Please provide confirmation of your insurers without delay. Your insurers must be notified immediately; failure to do so may affect your insurance cover. A duplicate of this letter is enclosed for urgent onward transmission to your insurance company.
Background
Our client was born in [ insert location ] on [ insert date of birth ]. [ Insert Claimant’s background, including occupations of parents and siblings while growing up and living in the family home ]...
PI & Clinical Negligence
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