Here We Have Some Words Of Advice Regarding Getting Compensated For Personal Injury Claims
Written by Philip Douglas Patterson on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 in Misc.
The legal term “personal injury” describes an accident or incident which has resulted in a physical or mental injury. You can usually claim compensation when somebody else is at fault for your injury. These kinds of injuries can range from simple trips to serious injuries suffered at work.
The first step to claiming is to find somebody to pursue the claim.
There are many people who will say that they can help you and who say that they are expert claim handlers and advertise extensively to that end. However, these people are rarely fully qualified and are effectively working out of the equivalent of call centres. Each individual claim is complex in its own way and it is better to have a fully qualified solicitor handle it.
A solicitor that specialises in personal injury claims will be able to evaluate a compensation claim and decide whether or not it is worth pursuing and if so, how much you’re likely to be able to claim. The amount that can be claimed will depend on the nature of the injury as well a few other factors such as loss of income or expenses.
Most solicitor firms now offer a “No Win No Fee” service. Which basically means that the accused side has to pay the legal fees of both parties as well as the compensation. Even if the claim is not successful the person doing the claiming rarely has to pay anything. Your solicitor will explain more about this.
As Nigel Holdcroft a partner at Tolhurst Fisher LLP Solicitors commented, “using a solicitor means that you will have expert advice on hand at every step of the way at no extra cost.”
The next step is for a medical report to be commissioned.
Once the claim is made, the process will depend on the nature of the injury and the attitude of the person against whom the claim is made. Many claims do not get to court as they are settled following negotiations.
Claim Checklist:
1/ The accident must usually have occurred within the last three years.
2/ Somebody else has to be at fault for the accident.
3/ The accident has to have required medical attention for an injury.
4/ The person at fault must be able to pay compensation (usually through insurers)
Solicitors Essex However these people are usually not qualified and are working from the equivalent of call centres. If the injury was somebody else’s fault then you may be able to claim compensation. Once you’ve made the claim, the process that follows will depend on a couple of factors.
