• Your exposure to asbestos occurred many decades ago
  
  
• You were exposed in a number of different places
  
  
• Your employer went out of business years ago
  
  
• You were self-employed
  
  
• Your exposure did not occur at work
  
  
• You are not sure where or how your exposure occurred
  
  
• You are or have been a heavy smoker
  
  
• You are living in a different state from the state in which you were exposed to asbestos

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About Slater & Gordon

Slater & Gordon has the largest asbestos practice in Australia. Amongst our firm's landmark achievements for clients are:

• Negotiating the landmark multi-billion dollar settlement with James Hardie on behalf of current and future Australian asbestos victims
• First successful Australian negligence claim for damages for asbestos related disease for an employee
• First successful Australian negligence claim for exposure to Wittenoom blue asbestos
• First award of damages against an employer as punishment rather than compensation
• First Australian group settlement of over 300 asbestos related claims arising from exposure to asbestos at Wittenoom, WA
• First damages award for asbestos-caused mesothelioma
• First damages award for a waterside worker for asbestos-related cancer
• First use of video-taped evidence by a critically ill claimant at hospital
• First to pioneer the speedy trial process for critically ill claimants

The Slater & Gordon Asbestos Research Trust is a not-for-profit research and educational trust established to fund and support:

• Medical research in asbestos-related disease, particularly to find a cure for mesothelioma;
• Information sharing amongst health professionals concerning the prevention, treatment and palliation of asbestos-related disease.

James Hardie Inquiry

Slater & Gordon played a crucial role in the conduct of the recently concluded Special Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment of the Medical Research and Compensation Foundation. James Hardie had established a trust fund to meet its future asbestos liabilities. An inquiry was called after it was alleged that the trust had been under-funded by over $2 billion. The firm acted, and continues to act, for unions and asbestos support groups without charge in order to ensure that the future victims of James Hardie are compensated for their injuries.

In the wake of the Commissioner's report, Slater & Gordon continued to play a key role in ensuring the future availability of asbestos compensation. Having successfully obtained adverse findings against the company, Slater & Gordon drew on its legal knowledge, and practical experience in asbestos litigation, to advise stakeholders in their negotiations with James Hardie.

This has resulted in a landmark multi-billion dollar settlement under which the company has committed to fully compensating Australian asbestos victims now and into the future. Slater & Gordon is now acting on behalf of the ACTU in the finalisation of this agreement.

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Should you have any questions or queries regarding making a claim or asbestos in general you can email your question directly to a Slater and Gordon Lawyer