damage(s)

Cases there have seen the company found liable for mesothelioma - an asbestos-specific cancer - and gynaecological cancers women suffered after using talc, with billions of dollars awarded in damages.

But in 2012, the Supreme Court ended the campaign for damages, saying the men could not prove the link - and they had also long run out of time.

Ms Hand, a former hair colourist from Dublin, is seeking financial damages including loss of earnings for the distress she suffered as a result of the alleged sex attacks.

Currently logging is a major part of the country's economy - between 50-70% of the country's annual export revenue - but it cauuses high levels of water pollution that damages coral in the area.

Which? said they would be paid fees as the case progressed, getting additional payments if it was successful - but they would not be getting a percentage of any damages.