Personal Injury
If you have been injured in a road accident, an accident at work or tripped and slipped and injured yourself and you were not at fault, then we can help you claim any compensation you may be entitled to. We also deal with claims to the Motor Insurers Bureau and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Generally, all claims must be submitted by the third anniversary of the accident or Court proceedings issued to protect an individuals right to pursue the matter. The exception is in respect of claims involving children under the age of 18 at the date of accident where the three year limitation does not apply until their 18th birthday which, in effect, means that they have until their 21st birthday to pursue a claim. In all cases, it is better to submit a claim as soon as ever possible so that evidence is not lost which can occur over time as people’s memories as to what actually happened can become less reliable.
We have experienced Solicitors who are qualified members of the Solicitors Regulation Authority accredited Personal Injury Panel and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, who work to recover the maximum amount of compensation on your behalf. We can deal with your claim on a Conditional Fee basis (widely advertised as “No Win – No Fee”), if there is no other funding available. The major providers of legal expense insurance regularly instruct us.
We deal locally and efficiently with claims for vibration white finger, chest and asbestos related diseases and other job related illnesses. We guarantee you will recover 100% of your compensation. Our clients consistently rate our services as excellent and the majority of our work comes from referrals from previous clients.
The Conditional Fee Scheme was introduced in 1996 but its importance increased in 1998 following the withdrawal of Legal Aid from personal injury cases. The basis of the Scheme is that Solicitors are only entitled to be paid their fees including an additional success fee if they win the case. That payment is made by the opposition or, more commonly their insurers and never comes out of any award of compensation due to a client. Any settlement monies our personal injury lawyers discuss with their clients is not subject to any deductions. If a Conditional Fee case is lost then we are unable to claim any fees from either the opposition or our client and, in effect, write them off. There is only one exception to this which is where clients fail to provide instructions and, as a consequence, the claim cannot proceed. In those circumstances, we are entitled to charge our basic rate to our client.
Compensation for personal injuries comprise general damages for which specialist medical evidence is required and represent damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity and special damages which are monetary losses arising out of an accident which include loss of earnings, charges for prescriptions and over the counter medication, travelling expenses for attending hospital, physiotherapy, cost of care and assistance and other out of pocket expenses. This is, by no means, a complete list. In some cases it may be appropriate to claim for future losses such as loss of earnings to retirement, loss of pension, cost of future surgery on a private basis.
Each claim is dealt with conscientiously depending upon its’ own particular elements and our lawyers regularly represent children where Court approval is needed of any settlement achieved and cases involving provisional damages where a settlement is achieved though not on a full and final basis as it is provisional upon a particular medical condition developing in the future. If that does happen then the claim can be re-visited at a later date and additional damages may be awarded.
Generally, all claims must be submitted by the third anniversary of the accident or Court proceedings issued to protect an individuals right to pursue the matter. The exception is in respect of claims involving children under the age of 18 at the date of accident where the three year limitation does not apply until their 18th birthday which, in effect, means that they have until their 21st birthday to pursue a claim. In all cases, it is better to submit a claim as soon as ever possible so that evidence is not lost which can occur over time as people’s memories as to what actually happened can become less reliable.
We have experienced Solicitors who are qualified members of the Solicitors Regulation Authority accredited Personal Injury Panel and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, who work to recover the maximum amount of compensation on your behalf. We can deal with your claim on a Conditional Fee basis (widely advertised as “No Win – No Fee”), if there is no other funding available. The major providers of legal expense insurance regularly instruct us.
We deal locally and efficiently with claims for vibration white finger, chest and asbestos related diseases and other job related illnesses. We guarantee you will recover 100% of your compensation. Our clients consistently rate our services as excellent and the majority of our work comes from referrals from previous clients.
The Conditional Fee Scheme was introduced in 1996 but its importance increased in 1998 following the withdrawal of Legal Aid from personal injury cases. The basis of the Scheme is that Solicitors are only entitled to be paid their fees including an additional success fee if they win the case. That payment is made by the opposition or, more commonly their insurers and never comes out of any award of compensation due to a client. Any settlement monies our personal injury lawyers discuss with their clients is not subject to any deductions. If a Conditional Fee case is lost then we are unable to claim any fees from either the opposition or our client and, in effect, write them off. There is only one exception to this which is where clients fail to provide instructions and, as a consequence, the claim cannot proceed. In those circumstances, we are entitled to charge our basic rate to our client.
Compensation for personal injuries comprise general damages for which specialist medical evidence is required and represent damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity and special damages which are monetary losses arising out of an accident which include loss of earnings, charges for prescriptions and over the counter medication, travelling expenses for attending hospital, physiotherapy, cost of care and assistance and other out of pocket expenses. This is, by no means, a complete list. In some cases it may be appropriate to claim for future losses such as loss of earnings to retirement, loss of pension, cost of future surgery on a private basis.
Each claim is dealt with conscientiously depending upon its’ own particular elements and our lawyers regularly represent children where Court approval is needed of any settlement achieved and cases involving provisional damages where a settlement is achieved though not on a full and final basis as it is provisional upon a particular medical condition developing in the future. If that does happen then the claim can be re-visited at a later date and additional damages may be awarded.
