356BInitial and subsequent award of damages for serious silica-related conditions

356B Initial and subsequent award of damages for serious silica-related conditions If it is proved or admitted in an action for damages in respect of a serious silica-related condition that the worker may at some time in the future develop another serious silica‑related condition wholly or partly as a result of the act or omission giving rise to the cause of action, the court may— (a) award, in the first instance, damages for the serious silica-related condition assessed on the assumption that the worker will not develop another serious silica-related condition (the ***initial award***); and (b) award damages at a future date if the worker does develop another serious silica-related condition (the ***subsequent award***). S. 356C inserted by No. 10/2022 s. 77.