Accident & Injury

If you have had an accident and it was someone else’s fault, you may be able to claim compensation. Types of accident might include road traffic accidents, accidents at work, tripping or slipping, faulty products, medical claims or criminal injuries. If the accident was more than 3 years ago you may be too late, but we’re happy to talk to you about whether you have a claim and discuss your options.

It’s important that you can rely on your advisor right the way through the claims process and we handle over 300 accidents per year… and have done since the 1960s. Claims companies nearly always employ junior staff to keep the costs down. This means that not only are they are not experienced enough to advise on the complex legal issues surrounding a claim but neither are they qualified to take your case to Court if that becomes necessary. Claims companies are susceptible to economic trends and as a result several of the major firms have gone bust in recent years, leaving thousands of claimants without help. Even in a best-case scenario you can expect to lose around 33% of your compensation, should you even win.

If you think that you have a claim the first thing to do is contact us for an informal chat. We’ll go through the details with you and advise you if we think it’s worth pursuing. Alternatively, complete and submit our short Accident/Injury Assessment Form and one of our specialists will contact you within one working day.

Should you decide to go ahead with the claim we’ll conduct the whole case for you including writing to the person or organisation believed to have caused the injury; obtaining medical reports; preparing a schedule of expenses incurred as a result of the accident; negotiating with their insurers and; if it’s not possible to settle the claim, we will issue your claim in Court and take your case to a Court hearing.

If you are successful and you recover over £1000 in compensation then you are allowed to claim your legal costs from the person or organisation at fault. If you are unsuccessful, however, you would have to pay both your legal costs and those of the other side. You can protect against this by considering funding your claim through a no-win-no-fee arrangement; legal expenses insurance (which you may already have within your house or motor policies) or after the event insurance.

You can claim compensation when it can be established that someone else is to blame for your accident. Most claims must be brought within 3 years of the accident.

Claims typically take 9-12 months (but can take up to 2 years), depending on factors such as whether fault for the accident is admitted or Court proceedings need to be issued.

Compensation depends on the extent of your injuries, which a medical report will help to assess. You can also claim for your financial loss arising from an accident. The longer your injury affects you and your ability to work, the higher the compensation.

If your employer stops paying you, then you should apply for state benefits. If the injury prevents you from working, you may also be able to claim loss of earnings. If there is no dispute about blame and there is likely to be any delay, it is usually possible to obtain an advance payment of compensation before the final amount is agreed. This is known as an interim payment.

Yes, we can do this if needed.

If you think that you have a claim the first thing to do is contact us for an informal chat. We’ll go through the details with you and advise you if we think it’s worth pursuing. Alternatively, complete and submit our short Accident/Injury Assessment Form and one of our specialists will contact you within one working day.