asbestos

RCT has one of Australia’s leading asbestos legal teams. We’ve won large payouts for hundreds of clients across Australia.

Our Asbestos Taskforce keeps records on anyone who may have been employed in an asbestos-prone industry.

The diseases which arise from asbestos contamination typically take many years to appear. Early symptoms such as shortness of breath can develop into more serious problems such as tumours, and again only after many years have passed.

As employers will contest claims to compensation, it is important you keep records that can be used by our legal team.

Important – take immediate action
If you have been exposed to asbestos, it is vital that you record the details of your work history – even if you don’t have any immediate symptoms.

If you or one of your family members does become sick, these details will be important both for future medical diagnosis and to help prosecute your legal case.

Download our Asbestos - the deadly fibre brochure now, fill in the Asbestos Employment Record and email or fax it back to us, keeping a copy for your records.

Have you been exposed? A checklist
The deadly occupations are:
• Mining or milling asbestos
• Manufacturing raw asbestos
• Building and lagging work that uses asbestos
• Residents in close proximity to asbestos industries
• Carers and family members of anyone who worked in the asbestos industry.

We have represented people – typically family members – who have contracted asbestos-related diseases by coming into contact with clothing worn during the handling of asbestos.

What are my legal rights?
Legal action can be brought for negligence against:
• Manufacturers of asbestos products
• Employers
• Occupiers of premises that have allowed asbestos products to be used.

Compensation can be claimed for:
• All medical expenses
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of income and earning capacity.

What if I’m a smoker?
It doesn’t matter. Smoking neither exacerbates nor causes asbestos diseases. You are still entitled to compensation.

What if my employer has gone out of business?
Yes, we can sue the company’s former insurance company.

Costs?
Our No Fee ‘Til You Win policy applies to all asbestos litigation.

Contact
Call our toll-free national Asbestos Taskforce line on 1800 640 497.