There are five types of asbestos diseases for which claims can be brought:

• Pleural Plaques
• Diffuse Pleural Thickening
• Asbestosis
• Mesothelioma
• Lung Cancer in the presence of asbestosis or diffused pleural thickening

For all of the above illnesses, compensation is payable by employers or their insurance companies. Government benefit is also payable in addition for all the above illnesses, except for Pleural Plaques. In the United States of America, a Trust Fund has been set up to compensate asbestos sufferers including those in the United Kingdom and we can process these claims for you.

A claim has to be filed at Court within 3 years from the date that you are told that you are suffering from an asbestos illness by your Doctor. If, however, for some reason you are out of time, it is still possible to apply to the Court for leave to bring a claim out of the time period and this will be granted if the employer will not be prejudiced and there is a good reason for the delay.

It is possible to restore a Limited Company to the records within 20 years after it has been struck off the record. Obviously, it is only worthwhile doing this if the insurance company is available to pay the compensation. We have considerable experience in looking for insurers for these types of companies.

Each case has to be considered on its own merits.

Claims vary between £6,000.00 to £500,000.00 in the more serious cases. In addition, the Defendants will pay legal costs on top of this sum. You will need an experienced industrial disease lawyer to evaluate your claim.

We deal with most of these claims on a "no win, no fee" basis. This means that you only pay our costs if you are successful and receive compensation. If this occurs, the Defendant will also usually pay costs on top of the compensation payable.

Most cases settle out of Court and there is a reasonable prospect that you will never have to attend a trial to obtain compensation. Sometimes it is necessary to issue proceedings but cases often settle shortly before the Court date.

Some of the claims we have successfully concluded are attached to this website.