Are you or a loved one suffering from an asbestos-related disease?

We can help you win compensation no matter where in Scotland you are.

Already starting to rear their ugly heads, and predicted to be one of the biggest killers of the next 30 years, are asbestos-related diseases.

All over Scotland, and indeed throughout the whole of the UK, families are beginning to feel the terrible consequences of deadly asbestos dust as it causes cancer and wreaks havoc on the health and wellbeing of thousands.

Used widely right up until the 1980s, asbestos dust was a constant reality for people in a range of trades. Shipyard workers, decorators, engineers, plasterers and factory workers, to name but a few, were exposed to it on a daily basis.

Although there was some understanding that asbestos was bad for the health, it was not until the last decades of the 20th century that the full extent of the damage it could do was understood. By then, however, it was too late and tens of thousands of Scots had already been affected.

The dangers of time
The effects of asbestos are very rarely felt immediately and it is usually ten, twenty or even thirty years after the initial exposure that health problems start to arise. These problems can appear in a range of different ways but the usual effects are devastating diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and emphysema.

Painful, debilitating and ultimately fatal, conditions such as these will appear unexpectedly and can develop so quickly that death can occur in a matter of months, often with the person affected passing away at a prematurely young age.

This is, of course, extremely traumatic for the person suffering from the asbestos-related disease as well as for their family and friends.

One of the terrible things about asbestos particles is that they are extremely mobile and can easily damage others. For example, in the headlines there have been several cases of people who have made successful compensation claims after developing an asbestos-related illness as the result of their exposure to a loved one who worked with the deadly dust.

One such case concerned a middle-aged woman who, as a child, sat on her grandfather's lap every day when he came home from his job in the shipyards. His overalls were coated with asbestos dust and he was blissfully unaware of the damage that the particles were doing to his granddaughter's future health. Forty years later, the girl developed deadly asbestosis and successfully made a no win, no fee compensation claim against the owners of the docks where her grandfather had been employed.

Examples like this are, tragically, becoming more and more common and recent years have also seen wives, partners, children and other relatives make similar personal injury claims.

Have you been affected by asbestos?
If you or a loved one has been affected by asbestos, you could be in a position to make a totally cost-free no win, no fee personal injury compensation claim with YouClaim.

We've helped people from all over Scotland to get the justice that they deserve, among them was a former dock worker from Glasgow, a plumber from Aberdeen, a mechanic from Edinburgh and a pipefitter's widow from Dundee.

Hundreds more Scots have won asbestos compensation thanks to YouClaim and we pride ourselves on the fact that we've got a fantastic success rate. Our panel of personal injury solicitors are experts in all areas of asbestos-related disease and can help you to make a compensation claim for mesothelioma, asbestosis, emphysema or any other industrial illnesses caused by asbestos.

We never charge any of our customers a single penny and you can be sure that you'll be able to keep 100% of any compensation that's awarded.

To make an asbestos claim for yourself or on behalf of a loved one, get in touch with YouClaim today. You can ask us to call you back at a time that's convenient, you can chat online to one of our experienced advisors or you can call us anytime of the day or night on 0800 10 757 95.

We really are the people to contact to make an asbestos claim and you can be sure that we'll fight to win you the compensation that you deserve.