Asbestos Disease Claims

Turner Freeman has the largest and most experienced dust diseases practice in Australia. For over 25 years Turner Freeman has represented thousands of victims of dust diseases. Turner Freeman ran its first asbestos claim in New South Wales in 1982.  Over the years Turner Freeman has represented many victims of asbestos disease from Western Australia and due [...]

Asbestos is a mineral that was used in Australia in a variety of ways. While asbestos continues to be used in many parts of the third world (and is still mined in Canada), its use stopped in Australia for everything but brake linkings during the 1980′s, and from brake linings in 2003. There are three [...]

Dust has been known to cause disease for many centuries. Different dusts cause different diseases.

Turner Freeman Lawyers specalise in helping people who have been diagnosed with an asbestos disease claim compensation. This page provides a short summary of rights that may be available to persons diagnosed with an asbestos disease. People diagnosed with asbestos diseases may be able to obtain compensation from a variety of different sources. Some of [...]

Over the last 25 years Turner Freeman has acted for persons exposed to asbestos at work including asbestos manufacturing workers, navy personnel, laggers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, shipbuilders, roofers, fitters, boilermakers, riggers, railway workers, waterside workers, pipe layers, mechanics and power station workers as well as those exposed to asbestos as a result of home renovations and [...]

Asbestos Disease Brochure