Asbestos Conference 2026

Current legal, evidential and medical developments in asbestos litigation

Date Thursday, 15 October 2026

Attendance In-person or virtual

Venue Marriott Hotel Regents Park in London

Conference Highlights

APIL’s 21st Annual Asbestos Conference brings together specialist practitioners, counsel and clinicians for a focused day examining current developments in asbestos litigation.

This year’s programme includes:

Product liability
Material and immaterial exposure
Developments in treatment and radiology
Pitfalls and best practice in asbestos litigation
Maximising damages and protected parties
The latest developments in low-exposure cases

Join us in London or virtually for the opportunity to hear different legal and clinical perspectives, keep up to date with developments and share knowledge with others working in this specialist area.

Can’t attend every session live? Whether you join us in-person or online you can catch up with the conference recordings afterwards at a time that suits you

5.5 hours CPD

"Excellent training day - could not fault anything. Really valuable to solicitors in this specialist field."

Asbestos Conference 2025 delegate

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Programme

9:00am – 9:30am	Registration and refreshments
9:30am – 9:35am	Welcome to the conference Joint chairs: Gerry Coombs and Kevin Johnson, APIL Occupational Health Special Interest Group Coordinators
9:35am – 9:50am	Keynote address: Speaker: Master Roger Eastman, Royal Courts of Justice, London
9.50am - 10.30am	Product liability update Speakers: Harry Steinberg KC and Will Young, Outer Temple Chambers, London
10.30am - 11.15am	Where is the dividing line between material and immaterial exposure? Speaker: Dr Peter Reid, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Edinburgh
11:15am – 11:45am	Refreshment break
11:45am – 12:25pm	Treatment update Speakers: Patrick Kerr MBE, 12KBW, London Professor Peter Szlosarek, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Barts Cancer Institute and Consultant in Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
12:25pm – 1:00pm	Radiology for asbestos lawyers Speaker: Dr Anthony Edey, Radiologist, Bristol
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Lunch break
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Welcome back Afternoon Chair: Patrick Kerr MBE, Barrister, 12KBW, London
2:05pm – 2:50pm	Panel session: Pitfalls and best practice in asbestos litigation Chaired by: Stephen Glynn, Deka Chambers, London Speakers: Daniel Easton, Leigh Day, London Mary Mulhall, Hugh James, London Nicola Handley, Irwin Mitchell LLP, Leeds
2:50pm – 3:30pm	Maximising damages in asbestos claims Speaker: Ivan Bowley, Barrister, 12KBW, London
3:30pm – 3:50pm	Refreshment break
3:50pm – 4:20pm	Protected parties in asbestos claims Speaker: Laura Elfield, Deka Chambers, London
4:20pm – 5:00pm	Low exposure update Speaker: John Paul Swoboda KC, 12KBW, London
5:00pm	Close of conference