In the current economic climate it may be tempting for you to fabricate an accident in order to be able to bring a claim for personal injury compensation or perhaps damage an expensive item of furniture or accidently on purpose lose your diamond necklace!
It will soon be possible for Claimant Solicitors to access the same records about a person’s claims history that the insurance industry have access to. Read the rest of this entry »
You will no doubt be aware from various articles in the newspapers and news items on your TV that the government are intending to implement a number of different reforms affecting the funding of legal work. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the first things you might want to know when you have been injured in an accident and want to make a claim is how much compensation will you receive for your injuries.
The amount of compensation you would actually receive, so long as your claim is successful, does of course depend upon the precise nature and extent of the injuries sustained. Read the rest of this entry »
The Personal Injury Sector of the law has come in for some tough criticism of late, what with insurance companies being quick to tell you that your car insurance premiums are increasing due to the rising costs of personal injury claims being pursued by the public and the increasing incidents of fraudulent claims being reported widely in the media. Read the rest of this entry »
The Supreme Court has, in a recent decision, abolished the 400 year old principle whereby experts in legal proceedings have benefited from immunity from action being taken against them for breach of duty arising out of their participation in those proceedings.
The case before the Supreme Court that led to this decision stemmed from a claim for personal injury arising out of a road traffic accident that took place sometime in 2001, in which the Claimant suffered physical and psychological injuries. Read the rest of this entry »
The British Osteopathic Association (BOA) have recently conducted a survey in relation to seatbelt and head restraint use by motorists and advise that drivers who fail to wear seatbelts correctly are risking real injury.
It is common knowledge that the wearing of a seatbelt can save lives and reduce injuries in road traffic accidents, a lot of media attention is often focused on this safety aspect, however, according to the BOA most people are not aware that they way they sit inside their car has the potential to affect the injuries they could sustain if involved in a collision. Read the rest of this entry »
At the present time some Claims Management Companies primarily those dealing in personal injury claims, and indeed some firms of Solicitors offer their clients a cash incentive to place their claim with them.
The Ministry of Justice who are responsible for regulating Claims Management Companies published a consultation paper on the23rd of December 2010 wherein they propose to ban cash payments and other benefits being offered at any stage of a claim by Claims Management Companies as an incentive to bring a personal injury claim. Read the rest of this entry »
Unfortunately however carefully you drive there will always be the possibility you could be involved in an incident whilst driving. This may be a total accident where no party involved is to blame or it may be that the collision has occurred due to the fault of another road user.
The first thing to do if you are involved in a road traffic collision is to keep as calm as possible. You will be more effective in obtaining the information you need to keep a record of after the incident if you are calm. Read the rest of this entry »
A Claimant Taxi Driver from Essex has pleaded guilty to being in contempt at the High Court in London after admitting that he was fraudulent in pursuing his claim for personal injury compensation.
The Claimant was pursuing a claim for personal injury compensation following his involvement in a road traffic accident back in 2006. The Defendant insurers, Aviva, initially offered the taxi driver the sum of £17,500 to settle his claim for compensation on the basis that the injuries sustained by him in the accident forced him into early retirement. Read the rest of this entry »
This guide is designed as a brief introduction into making a claim for personal injury compensation, for more detailed advice please contact one of our Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors.
How Do I know if I have a Claim?
If you have been injured in any type of accident at any time in the last three years* which you consider to be the fault of someone else then it is worth contacting HilliersHRW Solicitors to ask us to investigate matters for you to see if you do have a claim that is worth pursuing.
Will it cost me anything to make a Claim for Personal Injury?
Legal Aid is no longer available for most types of personal injury claim but there are a number of other ways in which your claim for personal injury compensation can be funded. The most common way to fund a personal injury claim is by the use of a Conditional Fee Agreement, this is also sometimes referred to as a ‘no win no fee agreement’ . It may be that you already have insurance in place which would fund the claim for you or you may be a member of a Trade Union who would provide funding for your claim. Read the rest of this entry »
