Asbestos Divisible Disease Claims - A Guide for PI Lawyers

Introduction

The way in which personal injury claims relating to asbestos injuries are pursued and the way in which damages may be awarded if a claim is successful will depend upon the diagnosis of the Claimant.

Divisible diseases in asbestos claims are approached differently than indivisible claims and this webinar will guide you through all aspects of what a divisible disease actually is, including the medical terminology of these diseases and how these claims are approached practically. It will also touch briefly on what indivisible claims are, to lend context to why divisible claims are managed as they are.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• A brief introduction to asbestos claims and divisible diseases
• Medical terminology of divisible asbestos diseases and obtaining medical expert evidence
• Limitation of ‘long tail’ divisible diseases
• Case law principles
• Tracing Defendants/Insurers
• Evidence gathering techniques
• How to interpret engineering evidence and understand how divisible diseases are quantified
• Apportionment
• Statutory benefits

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 17th April 2026

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