If you have been involved in an incident and feel you have been wronged due to someone’s negligence, then you are perfectly entitled to inquire about making a compensation claim. Sadly, in today’s world, there are plenty of sources that can cause a personal injury or loss of some kind.
When can I make a claim?
The following lists incidents where a no win no fee claim for damages may be justified:
- Car accident. If you have been involved in a car accident and suffered a personal injury such as whiplash, or an injury of any other type, you maybe entitled to compensation
- Accident at work. Your employer has a duty of care towards your welfare. If you have had an accident at work, you maybe entitled to claim compensation
- Abuse at work. If you have suffered abuse on the grounds of race, gender, or been singled out you maybe entitled to compensation
- Slipping on a store spillage. Supermarkets are notorious for not attending to spills quickly, and subsequently unsuspecting members of the public often slip on spilt food. If this has happened to you, contact us, we maybe able to help fight your personal injury compensation case
- Dog bite. Dog bites are frighteningly more common than you think, and if you have been bitten by a dog you may well be entitled to make a compensation claim for personal injury
- Medical negligence. If you feel you have suffered due poor health care, we maybe able to claim compensation against your health care provider on medical negligence grounds.
The reality is that you can make a claim under any circumstances where you have suffered a personal injury because another person has neglected their responsibilities.
Making your claim for compensation
There are several factors that go into making a claim for compensation where negligence and personal injury are concerned. As a guide follow the list below:
- Contact us, to speak to an injury lawyer as soon as possible. There is a deadline for many compensation cases, and you do not want to miss it.
- Try and remember all the details of the incident, and who was specifically involved. It is a good idea to write down the details as this will help to jog your memory and you will have something to refer to when you speak to one of our personal injury lawyers. Record what happened, who was involved, how you were injured or the loss you suffered and, the impact of your loss or personal injury has made to your life.
- Ideally you will have proof that the accident occurred, and proof you were injured from an expert such as a doctor.
What happens next?
After we have the information we will then make a decision on whether or not you have a case. We only take on cases where we are confident we will be successful and win your case.
How much compensation will I be entitled to should I win my case?
If you are successful and make a successful personal injury compensation claim, the amount of compensation paid to you will is determined in the following ways.
- The nature of the incident and the degree of negligence on the part of the third party.
- The nature of the loss or injury you suffered and its severity.
- What part of you was injured.
- The long term impacts of your injury or loss.
Duration of a compensation claim
Compensation claims for damages are generally a lengthy legal processes that take an average of around six months to reach a conclusion. It is a game of patience, and trying to hurry the legal process will only result in you receiving less damages in a pay out that what you should receive.
Compensation claims can last longer than six months, and this largely depends on if the party that you are claiming compensation from is contesting the case, or admitting liability.