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Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Section 1 – Pleural plaques

11.This section addresses the central reasoning of the judgment in Johnston by providing that asbestos-related pleural plaques are actionable damage. Subsection (1) provides that pleural plaques can be the subject of a claim for damages. In other words, pleural plaques are material damage that is not de minimis for the purposes of a claim in negligence. Subsection (2) disapplies any rule of law, such as the common law principles referred to in the Johnston case, to the extent that their application would result in pleural plaques being considered non-actionable. Subsection (3) ensures that section 1 does not otherwise affect the operation of statutory or common law rules for determining liability.

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