Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)
Due to the length of time between asbestos exposure and cancer diagnosis, many employers and their insurers no longer exist and so the liable successor organisations are often untraceable. The 2015 Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme is aimed at mesothelioma sufferers unable to claim compensation as their employer or employer’s liability insurer is untraceable.
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