http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/28/section/2Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011Provide that certain asbestos-related conditions are actionable personal injuries; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-08-272011-12-14 21For the avoidance of doubt, a condition mentioned in subsection (2) which has not caused and is not causing impairment of a person's physical condition is a personal injury which constitutes actionable damage for the purposes of an action for damages for personal injuries.2Those conditions are—aasbestos-related pleural thickening; andbasbestosis.3Any rule of law the effect of which is that such a condition does not constitute actionable damage ceases to apply to the extent it has that effect.4But nothing in this section otherwise affects any statutory provision or rule of law which determines whether and in what circumstances a person may be liable for damages in respect of personal injuries.