INDUSTRIAL DISEASE CLAIMS SOLICITORSLegal Claim UK lawyers are members the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts who deal with industrial disease claims using the no win no fee scheme. Occupational illness ompensation is paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge. We can assist our clients in respect to all types of personal injury due to conditions in the workplace and these include:-
HELPLINE 0845 890 3289 Negligence & Strict LiabilityThe health and safety of employees is protected by regulations passed by both the UK Parliament and by the European Union which clearly outline the standards that employers must attain to ensure safety within the workplace. In general terms, in order to make a successful industrial disease claim it is usually necessary to prove ‘negligence’ which means that it must be shown that the employer did not act with reasonable care, however in some occupational illness cases, an employer may be held to be ‘strictly liable’ without the necessity to prove negligence. All employers must be insured and must display an Employer's Liability Insurance Certificate. It is extremely difficult for an employer to escape liablity if an employee is injured during the course of employment. Our personal injury solicitors deal with a wide range of occupational illness claims arising both in industrial situations and in an office environment. Employers must act within the law and so far as is reasonably possible provide a risk free work environment with the following basic essentials :-
HELPLINE 0845 890 3289 Occupational Illness Time LimitsThe Limitation Act 1980 determines the time limits for taking legal action in the UK. In general terms, subject to some exceptions it is usually necessary to either settle actions or issue proceedings within three years of the injury however in the case industrial disease claims there may be a long period between exposure and the effects being noticed by the sufferer. In these cases the three year time period does not, in general, start running until the illness was either discovered or should, with reasonable diligence, have been discovered. As would be expected these time limits and the definitions of them frequently give rise to litigation in the courts particularly by insurers attempting to evade liability by showing that the time limit for taking action has expired. It is therefore of paramount importance that legal advice is sought as soon as there is any suspicion of an occupational illness. HELPLINE 0845 890 3289 Compensation AwardsDamages that can be recovered in industrial disease claims usually follow the general rules for compensation and are divided into two categories being ‘special damages’ which represents compensation for items that can be calculated accurately and ‘general damages’ which represents compensation for items that cannot be calculated with precision and must be assessed.
HELPLINE 0845 890 3289 LegislationThe Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the main legislation used to protect employees from harm and requires employers is to carry out a risk assessment and to record any significant findings and thereafter to take appropriate action to implement the health and safety measures identified as necessary by the risk assessment. In addition there is a host of minor legislation that applies in particular circumstances most prominent of which includes :-
HELPLINE 0845 890 3289 Specialist Personal Injury SolicitorsIf you have discovered your illness within the last three years and would like free advice you should contact us. You will receive a complete professional service from lawyers who specialise in claiming compensation for personal injury. HELPLINE 0845 890 3289 In the case of CICA claims terms will vary and in the case of MIB claims terms may vary.
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