Have you been affected by an Asbestos related illness or disease?
Are you wondering if you’re entitled to asbestos compensation and unsure of what to do next?
Are you looking for asbestos compensation solicitors who can give you answers?
Our asbestos compensation team can help.
Simpson Millar LLP Solicitors are proud sponsors of the British Lung Foundation.
We understand that being diagnosed with an asbestos related disease (eg cancer) can leave you feeling angry, upset and worried for your future. Our solicitors have the experience to handle your asbestos compensation claim with you in a confidential and sensitive manner and provide free, no obligation help and advice. Call the occupational illness team now on 0800 011 1166.
Can I make a claim for asbestos compensation?
If you or a family member have contracted an asbestos related illness or disease as a result of another person’s negligence, you should be able to make a claim for occupational injury compensation.
How much will it cost me?
Asbestos compensation cases are normally run on a "no win no fee" basis.
This means that:
- our solicitors will not charge you for their legal costs for bringing the claim
- if you succeed, you will receive 100% of the compensation awarded, and we will seek to recover our legal costs from the other side
- discontinuance or loss of your case means, you will not receive any compensation and we will not charge you a penny
Whatever the outcome of your asbestos compensation case, our solicitors will not expect payment from you for our services.
Is there a time limit for making a claim?
You have a period of 3 years in which to issue proceedings from when you first became aware of your asbestos related condition failing which your claim may be statute barred.
Alternatively, close relatives considering bringing a claim on behalf of a victim who has recently passed away as a result of an asbestos related illness or disease, have a time limit of 3 years from the date of death.
For 5 years, Mr R worked as a utility man for an automotive company. His normal duties involved undertaking repairs to vehicles along the production line of the factory. Occasionally the welders would blow holes into the car panels and he would be required to mix up a paste of asbestos and water with his hands and apply it to the damaged area. The asbestos would be supplied in large bags which Mr R would have to open with a knife. This released a great amount of asbestos dust into the atmosphere around him. His employers failed to warn him about the potential dangers of asbestos nor was he provided with any protective equipment.
Almost 40 years later, Mr R was diagnosed with an asbestos cancer known as "asbestosis". Our team of asbestos lawyers immediately investigated his claim for compensation upon his instruction and quickly secured him £128,000 in compensation.
Overseas asbestos compensation cases
We are currently investigating a number of overseas compensation claims for Claimants who have worked in the UK and have since moved abroad and been diagnosed with an asbestos related condition. Please contact Phil Gower now on 0844 858 3700 if you are now living abroad, but may have been exposed to asbestos in the UK.
Our client worked for Turner Asbestos Limited as a representative for them covering a wide area including Northern Nigeria. He moved to Nigeria and worked for the company from 1970 to 1977. During his employment he was exposed to asbestos dust in the manufacturing factory in Nigeria and has since been diagnosed with lung cancer and asbestosis. Turner Asbestos Limited has since gone into liquidation and our solicitors have managed to successfully pursue a claim against Turner Newall Asbestos Trustee Company (a Trust set up to deal with these claims). Our client received £51,000 in damages.
This case highlights our Asbestos disease and illness team's ability to pursue claims against companies that have since gone into liquidation and those that have an international element.
Contact us
Call our asbestos compensation helpline today on 0800 011 1166 or use our free, no obligation,
online enquiry form to register for a call back or call us directly on 0844 858 3600.
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