Funding for Asbestos Related Claims

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fUNDING FOR ASBESTOS CLAIMS

Legal claims relating to asbestos related diseases can be particularly complex, due to the often long-term relationships a claimant might have with an employer or bodies responsible for the asbestos exposed buildings in question. It is really important that you don’t let such relationships and feelings of apprehension put you off making a claim. All companies have an obligation to have specialist insurance policies in place because the terrible impact of these diseases is known.

At AmicusLaw we aim to make the process of making a claim as easy as possible with fees that are transparent from start to finish.

All enquiries and initial research is free of charge whilst we see if you do have an entitlement to a claim and figure out which claim(s) are most suited to you. If you do have a viable civil insurance claim, then our funding is on a no win no fee basis.

We do not deduct anything from our clients compensation payments for success fees and our clients keep the full amount of any compensation recovered on their behalf with no deductions.

Our fees are paid on a standard hourly at the conclusion of your claim, by the insurance company who are paying you your compensation. If we do not recover any compensation for you, then our legal fees are written off and you are not charged for anything whatsoever. In mesothelioma Scheme claims, the Scheme has set a fixed fee of a maximum £7,000 and this includes VAT, and this is paid by you, out of your pay out and once you have received this. Some clients just have the Government State Benefit claims or claims through the Veteran’s Agency and these are done on your behalf, on a pro bono (free of charge) basis by our trained Macmillan staff. We provide local Citizen’s Advice agencies with a whole range of pro bono advice relating to asbestos.

Tarrifs for Asbestos Related Claims

This is available during lifetime or a spouse/partner of more than 2 years living together, can apply within 3 years of losing a loved one
It is not an automatic pay out and is available as a last resort, if your past employers did not take out any Employer’s Liability insurance cover. This was often not taken out as this insurance was not compulsory for employers until after 1972 and even then it was not strictly enforced.
We will look at all of your employment history as sometimes people were exposed to asbestos at more than one place of work.

Age	£	Age	£
40-	271,120	66	175,410
41	267,439	67	171,729
42	263,439	68	168,048
43	260,078	69	164,336
44	256,396	70	160,685
45	252,715	71	157,004
46	249034	72	153,323
47	245,353	73	149,641
48	241,671	74	145,960
49	237,990	75	142,279
50	234,309	76	138,599
51	230,628	77	134918
52	226,946	78	131,236
53	223,265	79	127,555
54	219,584	80	123,874
55	215,903	81	120,193
56	212,221	82	116,511
57	208,540	83	112,830
58	204,859	84	109,149
59	210,179	85	105,468
60	197,498	86	101,786
61	193,816	87	98,105
62	190,135	88	94,424
63	186,454	89	90,743
64	182,773	90+	87,061
65	179,090

Government Lump Sum Payment Awards are set out below for a diagnosis of Mesothelioma (there are lower lump sums for other asbestos conditions, (see above) or for fatal claims from family members where their loved one did not claim these benefits during lifetime).
You do not need to worry about details of your past asbestos exposures and a diagnosis of mesothelioma from a biopsy or clinical diagnosis is all that is required. Always apply as soon as possible after receiving a diagnosis to ensure that you receive the full amount.
Any future compensation from a successful civil insurance claim or claim through the mesothelioma payment scheme, will have this lump sum payment deducted from your compensation and repaid to the DWP. Other state benefit payments you receive in relation to your asbestos condition can also be subject to this deduction and we can advise you on this at the beginning of your claim and once state benefits have all been obtained.

Age when Diagnosed (DWP)
	£		£
37 –	94296	60	44312
38	92463	61	39550
39	90633	62	34790
40	88804	63	31859
41	86971	64	28926
42	85140	65	26001
43	84227	66	23071
44	83306	67	20142
45	82394	68	19545
46	81477	69	18946
47	80562	70	18357
48	78003	71	17761
49	75440	72	17169
50	72873	73	16662
51	70312	74	16146
52	67742	75	15652
53	65913	76	15155
54	64085	77	14651 (& over)
55	62258
56	60418
57	58587
58	53829
59	49066