Mesothelioma Claim Advisors

About Mesothelioma Claim Advisors

Mesothelioma Claim Advisors, which operates as Atherton Legal Services Pty Ltd, is a small practice that focuses entirely on compensation claims for Canadians diagnosed with mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure. Rather than suing in Canadian courts, it pursues administrative claims against US based Asbestos Trust Funds, more than 30 of which together hold over $30 billion set aside for people injured by asbestos. Over 25 years, the firm says it has represented more than 3,000 Canadian claimants on a no win, no fee basis, so clients pay nothing if a claim isn't successful.

The firm's principal lawyer, Rohan Atherton, holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and became an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Law with the Law Institute of Victoria in 1997. Atherton has handled asbestos claims for more than 25 years, starting at a union side firm representing tradespeople hurt by asbestos, and became accredited in 2001 to file with the Johns Manville Trust. In 1999, Atherton was appointed lead counsel for more than 3,000 former UK coal miners in the British Coal Respiratory Disease Litigation, which eventually paid out more than 2.5 billion pounds to over 450,000 miners.

The firm is based in Victoria, Australia, with a further office in London, England, and a Toronto office serving as its Canadian point of contact. It works alongside lawyers in the UK, Australia and the USA on claims involving asbestos exposure outside Canada.