Have I got a personal injury claim?
I have suffered an injury or illness: what now?
We deal with all sorts of personal injury compensation claims. You may have tripped over a paving stone, or fallen from scaffolding. You may have been in a car crash, or developed a lung condition from contact with asbestos.
Whatever your problem, our personal injury compensation lawyers are here to help.
What should I know about making a personal injury claim?
To obtain compensation for an injury or illness, this must be caused by the mistake or 'fault' of someone else. However even if you are partly to blame, you may still have a case.
The fault may be clear, for example a drunk driver running someone over on a zebra crossing, or less obvious such as an employer failing to check that employees are following safety procedures.
Claims must be brought within strict time limits - usually 3 years from the accident or for a child by the time he or she is 21, although there are exceptions.
How much will I get?
There are two parts to compensation:
Some of the compensation covers your pain and suffering. This is assessed with the assistance of expert medical evidence. We arrange your medical examination and report. There are guidelines referred to by the court for the amounts payable in respect of particular injuries eg broken leg, depending on severity, around £12,500
The rest covers all your financial losses and expenses - both past and future. Your financial losses are assessed according to the evidence that we can piece together to show what you have lost. This can include loss of earnings, travel costs to and from hospital appointments, the cost of any care and assistance you have had.