Suffering a personal injury is always unpleasant, and at the very least leaves a victim feeling humiliated. Many injuries come from the negligence of an organisation or a person, and subsequently a member of the public suffers a personal injury as a result of that neglect.
What is a personal injury claim?
When a person suffers an injury through the fault of another person or organisation, they are in a position to make a claim for damages against that person or organisation. This known as a personal injury claim.
Can I make a personal injury claim using a no win no fee solicitor?
The answer to this question is yes, providing a set criterion can be met. This criteria is designed to show:
- You were injured as a result of another person or organisation’s negligence and this impacted on your life
- The actions of the person or organisation led to the personal injury
This sounds complicated, but our injury lawyers will be able to give advice on what you need and how to go about obtaining it. A report from a doctor showing that your injury resulted in medical attention may be enough in many cases to show you sustained an injury, and an accident record from your employer may do the same job. Contact one of our personal injury solicitors and they will be able to advise you.
Personal injury compensation
Compensation for a personal injury depends on:
- What part of your body was injured
- The severity of the injury
- The long term affects of the injury and how it has impacted on your life
- How you sustained the injury
- The degree of negligence involved by the third party
These factors come into play and dictate the amount of compensation you will receive. Our compensation calculator will give you a guide on what compensation you can expect to receive for your injury claim.
Other factors can include the ability of the third party to pay.
Compensation is very important where personal injury is concerned. Often, an injury has led to long term suffering on the part of the victim, and this is compounded by the associated loss of earnings, self esteem, and in many cases the onset of feelings of depression. Personal injury compensation is often used by victims to replace the lost earnings and subsequently give them time to recuperate and make the all important full recovery.
The following gives a brief summary of types of personal injury which members of the public have sustained, and made compensation claims against negligent third parties which caused the injury:
- Accidents at work – including but not limited to hit by moving vehicles, repetitive strain injuries, industrial disease, manual handling injury, and discrimination
- Slips, trips, and falls – including slipping on spilt food in a supermarket or restaurant, or falling on damaged pavement
- Dog bite – more common than you think and can be very distressing
- Sports injuries – has a professional coach given the wrong advice and left someone injured as a result?
- Medical negligence – An injury has been sustained due to a medical error
Call us or complete a claim form. You are under no obligation to press ahead with the no win no fee personal injury compensation claim, and you could receive the compensation you deserve.