INDUSTRIAL DISEASE COMPENSATION CLAIMS SOLICITORS

An industrial disease otherwise known as an occupational illness usually arises as a result of unlawful working conditions specifically due to an employee’s exposure to physical, chemical or biological agents in the workplace. Our specialist personal injury solicitors deal with a wide range of industrial disease compensation claims from moderately severe illnesses through to catastrophic injuries. Our solicitors operate throughout the UK – England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland - on a no win no scheme fee basis. You won't be asked to pay for anything as the case proceeds and your final compensation will be paid in full. If your claim is rejected for any reason there is nothing to pay. Win or lose there is no charge. All of our solicitors are members of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts.

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It is estimated that every year in the UK over two million employees suffer some kind of injury. Many of these injuries are classed as industrial diseases or occupational illnesses and can vary from very minor skin rashes to fatalities caused by serious diseases including cancers and pulmonary conditions. The cornerstone of UK law in these matters is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and subsequent amendments and associated statutory instruments together with statutes relating to health and safety in specific industries. Policing these issues is the responsibility of the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) who also enforce most of the EC health and safety legislation.

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The general rule in the United Kingdom is that a compensation claim for damages for personal injury must be settled, or proceedings must have been issued in a court of law, within three years of the occurrence of the incident that caused the injury, failing which the potential claim may be statute barred and the opportunity to claim compensation may have been lost forever. In the case of industrial diseases, complying with this time limit is often not feasible, as there is frequently a long latency period between exposure and the symptoms of an industrial disease becoming apparent. Certain occupational illnesses take several decades to make themselves known and may have been the result of a single exposure or as a result of numerous incidents of exposure over a long period of time. The Limitation Act 1980 takes account of the potential latency period of occupational illness and the three year period does not start to run until such time as the symptoms are diagnosed, or should with the exercise of reasonable diligence have been diagnosed, as being the result of an industrial disease.

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The overall time taken to process claims depends largely on the medical evidence, how fast it can be obtained and when a settled prognosis can be established. Our solicitors make use of computerised claims management systems which allow for the processing of claims as soon as the medical evidence allows. Early payments may be made by the insurers as soon as a prognosis is available provided that liability is admitted. In an undefended case you can expect your claim to be settled within 12 months. Defended actions may take substantially longer. For difficult occupational illness claims which may take some time to resolve, interim payments can often be arranged even before the final prognosis is given and before the final award is determined.

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Our industrial disease solicitors deal with compensation claims for personal injury using the no win no fee scheme. We do however go much further than the basic scheme and offer a risk free claims experience. We do not ask you to fund of finance your claim at any stage. You never, ever have to put your hand in your pocket. We pay compensation in full with no deductions whatsoever. Win or lose there is no charge. All of our solicitors are members of both the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). We offer a free telephone consultation without any obligation to assess your prospects of success and estimate the amount of a potential award of compensation. To speak to a specialist personal injury solicitor just use the helpline or complete the contact form. You have absolutely nothing to lose and a lot to gain.