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The recent death of former Sex Pistols Manager, Malcolm McLaren, aged 64, may have been caused by exposure to asbestos at ‘Sex’, his Kings Road fashion clothes store, over thirty years ago, and which may have led to contracting the aggressive form of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma.

Deaths from mesothelioma continue to increase around the UK as asbestosis symptoms appear and confirmed diagnosis discovers more cases in both men and women.

The period of time between exposure to a potential cause of disease and the time the disease becomes apparent is defined as the latency period.

The campaigns for winning asbestos compensation can often appear to be hard fought with asbestosis lawyers battling to overcome a great deal of resistance to the idea that even a low level exposure to asbestos is a risk to health.

A recent London High Court decision may prove significant for the many asbestos-related disease sufferers who are involved in making an asbestosis claim or seeking mesothelioma compensation.