Compensation levels depending on your injury and every case is different. It will reflect:-
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Your pain and suffering
- The impact that the injury has on your life
- Future losses e.g. if you’re unable to return to work, need nursing care or help at home
- Any direct financial losses you suffer e.g. lost earnings or medical expenses
- There are national guidelines for compensation amounts
Mesothelioma
This may be of the pleura (the lung lining) or of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity).- Guideline:- £47,850 to £74,300
Lung Cancer
A disease proving fatal in most cases, the symptoms of which may not be as painful as those of Mesothelioma, but more protracted.
- Guideline:- £45,800 to £58,500
Asbestosis
Causes impairment of the extremities of the lungs. Mobility is likely to become seriously impaired and the quality of life reduced. Respiratory disability of between 10 and 20 per cent will probably attract an award in the region of £40,750.
- Guideline:- £28,000 to £61,500
Pleural Thickening
Typically causing progressive symptoms of breathlessness by inhibiting expansion of the lungs.
- Guideline:- £22,400 to £45,800
