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Industrial Disease – Personal Injury Compensation Claims with clickandclaim's Personal Injury Solicitors
Introduction
Industrial Diseases and Industrial Illnesses occur quite commonly as a result of people coming into contact with harmful substances or working practices.
There are so many possible Industrial Diseases and Illnesses that it is difficult to set out particulars. Claims can vary from muscle or ligament strains due to repetitive movements at work through to illnesses caused by breathing in harmful substances.
Employers Liability
Your employer has a duty to minimise the risks of you developing an Industrial Illness or Industrial Disease which may be caused by hazardous situations at work or hazardous substances.
The employer has a duty to carry out what is called a Risk Assessment, assessing a variety of factors including the potential level of harm that may be caused to an individual, what steps can be taken to minimise the harm and whether or not any protective clothing should be provided.
Clickandclaim would be able to advise you whether your particular circumstances may give rise to a claim.
Time Limits
The normal time limit within which legal action must be taken is three years from the date when you knew or could reasonably have been expected to know that you have suffered injury, loss and damage.
In most ordinary Personal Injury claims the calculation of the three year period is straightforward but with some claims it is very often difficult to assess when a person became aware of difficulties. This may help to effectively extend the three year deadline.
Because of the above complications it is always wise to seek advice as soon as possible.
Time does not run while a person is not mentally capable nor against a child who would be able to commence proceedings at any time up to their 21st birthday.
Paying for Advice and Representation in Court
It is very important to arrange funding for any litigation. Frearsons can arrange “No Win, No Fee” Agreements and insurance based schemes, in appropriate cases, which may mean our services would require no payment to be made by the individual.
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