Hearing loss claim

Lynsondeck

I need your help...... having spent over twenty years working for British steel ( now Tata) I was contacted by a firm of solicitors (Roberts and Jackson) concerning industrial deafness who after a short conversation agreed to pursue a claim on my behalf and an appointment was arranged for me to undergo a hearing test with a specialist who concluded that without doubt I was suffering from noise induced hearing loss and a claim for compensation was pursued .
After much toing and froing Tata steel insurers claimed they had paid me 2250 pounds in 1990 (common law claim NO 1419 ) which I am unable to recall so on the solicitors advice I tried to trace a record of the alleged cheque by writing and numerous phone calls to the archive department’s of both Barclays bank and the Cheshire building society my bankers of around 1990 which proved unsuccessful .
At the same time Roberts and Jackson requested some information on where and who established I was suffering from industrial deafness aged only 32 in 1990. They contacted my GP for my medical records which showed British steel had not requested access to in 1990 .After a period of time it was agreed that as I am only 99.9% sure I did not receive the cheque the claim could no longer be pursued on a no win no fee basis and I was strongly advised not to finance my own claim and I very reluctantly gave up.
On relating this story to my brother who unbeknown to me has a personal friend who is a solicitor agreed I had been treated harshly and requested to see the relevant documents after which he agreed to take the case on again on a no win no fee basis with Mercury Legal representing me .
Again after various requests to Tata steels insurers of hearing test results times and places and pointing out I would be unlikely to have this complaint at only 32 years old they still insisted I was paid compensation, the solicitor tried to point out that there where in fact three employees with the name First initial and Surname on the pay roll at that time one being my late Father the other person being no relation and could there have possibly been a mix up with the records, again to no avail.
Again as I am unable to swear to not receiving these monies although I am 99.9 % sure, the claim was abandoned and I was strongly advised not to finance my own claim as it may involve re-mortgaging mine and my wife’s home .
The only document that Tata steel has produced is a hand written scrap of paper stating the payment was paid, All I require is proof of the financial transaction by means of either a copy of the BACS payment or if the cheque was issued, proof it was cashed by myself.
I reiterate that at 32 years old I was not aware that I was suffering from industrial deafness, if I had received a payment of £2250 my colleagues of the time would also have submitted claims, which they did not at the time.
I am certain that a mix up has occurred with the records of the 3 employees who's names are the same and do not doubt the payment was made but certainly not to myself.

tomtontom

Were you aware that you were suffering now, before you were contacted by the solicitor? What kind of specialist did you see?

Lynsondeck

Thanks for your time it was an ex colleague who had claimed successfully introduced me to the Solicitors and they arranged for me to see a Consultant Otologist MA, MSc FRCS. Who confirmed the noise induced hearing loss