Accident Compensation
If you can answer "yes" to these questions you may be able to claim accident compensation
- Did the accident occur in the last three years?
- Were the injuries you received serious enough for you to have required medical
attention, either in hospital or with your GP?
- Do you think someone else might be to blame for the accident...or at least
partly to blame?
Even if you can't say yes to them all, you may still have a case, so it is
important to seek legal advice.
However, it is difficult to be certain whether an accident compensation claim is possible unless you know the ins and outs of the law, especially when accidents happen at work. It is always best to get specialist advice, which is why we recommend you talk to a solicitor at a free consultation.
Claims Handling Services
The majority of accident compensation claims assessors are NOT legally qualified and you may be un-intentionally mislead into believing that they are solicitors.
Television advertising and other media exposure may lead you to believe that you are instructing a legally qualified solicitor. Initially you may be seen by an agent acting for the claims company and asked to part with money funded by a bank in the form of a loan. You may be told that this money will be recovered from your damages. If you win your case that is.
It is sometimes thought that solicitors have an image of expensive hourly charges. This is simply not true.
For instance, as of April 2000 the UK law changed and all personal injury solicitors have to act for you on a "no win no fee" basis and in fact can often offer you an identical insurance policy for less than half the cost of claims handlers. Make sure you check out the law in your own country
