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For more information please contact Stephen Green on 01708 229 444 or by email.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
We provide a wide range of legal services to individuals and businesses through our specialist teams of solicitors across our offices.
Knowledge of the medical effects of asbestos has been accumulated slowly since the turn of the century and it is now universally agreed that exposure to asbestos fibres can, in certain circumstances, lead to three diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma of the pleura or peritoneum. It is also known to cause another group of cancers including cancer of the larynx, gastrointestinal tract and kidney.
Our legal experts have helped many people with mesothelioma claims after a positive diagnosis. We understand the issues you will be facing with your loved ones and are here to assist you.
The legal ramifications for someone with this debilitating disease are huge and our industrial disease solicitors will help you access much-needed compensation. Our team will work tirelessly to make that sure your quality of life is the best it can be and that your family’s financial future is secure.
The risk of secondary exposure was not known until 1965. This could be anything from dust being brought into the home on employees’ clothes to dust being released into the atmosphere from factories affecting those living close by.
The majority of the current fatal cases from asbestos exposure (approximately 4,000 deaths per year) are associated with very high exposures from past industrial processes and installation of asbestos products.
We have also made successful claims where the employer, or other responsible parties, have long since gone out of business or disappeared, subject to establishing that insurance cover was in place at the time of exposure.
We will be able to advise you on the likely level of compensation that a court would award for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused by the disease and any associated financial losses. In certain circumstances, we can apply to obtain an early payment on account of any compensation to provide you with urgent financial assistance.
For mesothelioma sufferers, where no employer or insurer can be found, the government established a Payment Scheme in 2014 which aims to compensate them, or their eligible dependents, where the condition was diagnosed after 25th July 2012. We are often able to trace historic insurers and assist with eligible claims under the Payment Scheme.
With the benefit of our experience in the area of industrial disease law, we can advise you whether you have a reasonable prospect of making a successful claim for compensation for mesothelioma. Our solicitors will assess your claim by gathering together evidence in order to establish the essential elements of a claim.
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For more information please contact Stephen Green on 01708 229 444 or by email.
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