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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 »

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 »

You may or may not be aware that there are strict time limits on bringing a claim for personal injury compensation. 

The general position is that you must have either settled your claim for personal injury compensation or have started court proceedings in respect of that claim on or before the third anniversary of the incident that caused your injuries.  This is known as the limitation period.   If the third anniversary of the incident that caused your injuries passes without your claim being settled or court proceedings commenced then your claim will become what is known in technical terms as “statute barred”. Read the rest of this entry »

Dealing direct with an insurance company when you have been injured in an accident could mean you do not receive enough compensation.

Some insurance companies when they are notified by their insured that an accident has taken place will use the details given to them of the innocent party to the accident by their insured and may contact them direct, wary that in addition to any claim for vehicle damage there is likely to be a claim for personal injury compensation.  Depending on the severity of the injuries the claim could be quite significant.  Their purpose for contacting the injured party direct is to try and settle the personal injury aspect of the claim as quickly and cheaply as possible. Read the rest of this entry »