Asbestos again

English law has in the last few years struggled with both the incidence of liability for asbestos claims and the scope of employers’ liability and public liability policies indemnifying those held to be responsible for injuries. The English cases on liability policies have distinguished between the inhalation of asbestos, the injury caused by asbestos and the claim made by the victim. The New South Wales Court of Appeal in Vero Insurance Ltd v Power Technologies Pty Ltd [2007] NSWCA 226 appears to have glossed over the difference between the occurrence giving rise to the injury and the injury itself.