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'No Fault' Payments for Asbestos-Related Diseases

Asbestos-Related Compensation

Asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, asbestos-related lung cancer and pleural thickening can take between 20 to 40 years or more to develop after the initial exposure to asbestos. When symptoms occur, prompt medical advice should always be obtained.

Please select one of the links below for more information on how Clear Answers' solicitors may be able to help you:

Specialising in Fighting Asbestos-Related Claims
Pneumoconiosis (Workers Compensation) Act 1979
Asbestos-Related News Stories
Asbestos-Related Compensation Claims

Specialising In Fighting Asbestos-Related Claims

Clear Answers’ solicitors have succeeded in thousands of asbestos compensation claims where it has been possible to identify the negligent employer(s) and / or trace their insurers. However, sometimes even after making extensive enquiries, this is just not possible, because the company has gone out of business and either did not have insurance or the insurer cannot be found.

Strict time limits apply to making a claim for any type of industrial disease, including asbestos-related diseases, so please contact an experienced solicitor as soon as you think you may have a claim for asbestos-related compensation.

If one of the asbestos-related diseases named above is diagnosed, it may be possible to make a claim for asbestos-related compensation. By this time, the employer or other organisations responsible for causing the negligent asbestos exposure may have ceased to trade or been taken over by other companies. In many cases, it is still possible to obtain compensation if the insurers can be traced.

Please visit our section on information and advice for more details on making a personal injury compensation claim.

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Pneumoconiosis (Workers Compensation) Act 1979

Where it is not possible to make a claim against a former employer or insurer it may still be possible to obtain compensation in the form of State Benefits from schemes administered by the Government.

A claim may be made in certain circumstances for a lump sum payment under the Pneumoconiosis (Workers Compensation) Act 1979. From October 2008, when Part 4 of the Child Maintenance & Other Payments Bill becomes law, an up front lump sum benefit will become available to everyone diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Other “no-fault” State funded payments, such as Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit may be claimed from the DWP for certain prescribed asbestos-related conditions.

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Asbestos-Related News Stories

Clear Answers' solicitors deal with a large number of asbestos-related disease cases each year. Details of some of these cases can be found on our Asbestos Claims page.

Alternatively you can visit our News Section to view stories of successful asbestos-related compensation claims and all types of personal injury accident compensation claims that Clear Answers' solicitors have been involved in.

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Asbestos-Related Compensation Claims

Clear Answers’ lawyers have a reputation for obtaining the maximum compensation for people who suffer from an asbestos-related disease through the negligence of one or more employers. Our teams of experts, specialising in asbestos-related claims, are waiting to help you, should you decide to instruct us to represent you in bringing a personal injury claim for compensation.

If it is not possible to make a claim for asbestos-related compensation against your employer(s) or their insurers, we will advise you in any event about whether you may be entitled to any State funded benefits. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding your claim and to talk you through the claims process in plain English.

If successful, you will receive 100% of your compensation if you choose to instruct Clear Answers to represent you in this matter. The entire service will be cost-free for you and the person responsible for your condition, or their insurers, or in the case of a No-Fault Payment the Government or Independent Trust, will pay our legal fees.

Please ring us on 0800 783 9019 and speak to one of our advisers if you or a family member is suffering or has suffered an asbestos-related disease. Alternatively, a representative will contact you as soon as possible if you complete one of our on-line compensation claim forms.

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