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- Road Accidents:
Road traffic accidents are one of the most common types of cases that we deal with. Your solicitor will help you to deal with things like arranging a temporary replacement car while yours is being repaired, making sure that your repairs are dealt with promptly, and of course, dealing with your claim for compensation. Your claim will include a claim for compensation for your injuries together with all of your expenses such as loss of earnings and additional travel costs. read more..... - Slips, Trips and Falls:
If you have had an accident on the pavement or even when crossing the road you may be entitled to claim compensation from your local council. Similarly you may be entitled to receive compensation if you have slipped over, through no fault of your own, when visiting shops or other occupied premises or land. Your solicitor will be able to advise you on whether the circumstances of your case will entitle you to receive compensation for your injuries and expenses. read more..... - Accidents at Work:
Effective health and safety in the workplace, whether in for example a factory, office or shop is something that we all take for granted. What happens when it goes wrong? You may have had to take time off work and lost money as a result. Workplace injuries are very much a specialist subject and your solicitor will be able to guide you through your entitlement to compensation for your injuries and loss of earnings as well as assisting you in working out any benefits entitlement. read more..... - Injuries Caused by Animals:
It used to be said that "a dog is allowed one bite". That old idea was very close to the law in relation to attacks by animals such as dogs. Each dog was allowed one bite before it's owner became liable to anyone else that was bitten. Now the Animals Act 1970 governs liability for attacks by dogs and other animals. It's a complicated area of the law and specialist advice is essential at an early stage from your solicitor. But it's not only fierce dogs that can cause problems - the escape of animals from what should have been closed off fields can also cause situations where injuries can occur. In all cases your solicitor will advise you on the likelihood of an insurance company being available to meet your claim for compensation. read more..... - Defective Products:
Foreign objects in food, collapsing furniture, and sharp edged garden and leisure equipment are all examples of the type of things that will give rise to Product Liability claims. These cases arise in situations when you least expect it - often at a time when you had high expectations of relaxing or enjoying yourself. In certain circumstances, there can be no defence to claims like this. Your solicitor will advise you about this and will be able to explain to you the things that you will be able to claim compensation for. read more..... - Aviation and Maritime:
We have high expectation about safety when travelling by air or sea. But flying, sailing or cruising can all give rise to situations where injuries can occur in the most unexpected circumstances. Care must be taken to obtain advice in these cases promptly because the usual 3 year time limit for bringing a claim may not apply and you may be expected to bring your claim much sooner. If you think that you have a claim for injury suffered when travelling by sea or by air it is essential that you obtain advice quickly so that you do not lose your right to claim. read more..... - Birth Injury:
Despite the intention of the NHS to provide the best healthcare available in England and Wales, it remains the case that one of the most common source of claims against the health service is that of injuries sustained at birth. Ante - Natal and Maternity care is a complex area of medicine and things do go wrong. When this arises as a result of negligence, compensation will be payable. The normal 3 year time limits for bringing a claim do not usually apply in such cases but it is still important to seek the advice of a solicitor promptly before records of treatment are disposed of and the memories of witnesses fade. read more..... - Clinical / Medical Injuries:
Clinical negligence (as it is now known) is one of the most complex areas of law that there is. Medical accidents do occur when treatment is provided and when this is due to negligence, compensation is payable. Cases of this type should only be dealt with by solicitors who have the required legal and medical training. Awards of compensation in this category tend to be high due to the consequences that follow such a medical accident. read more..... - Education:
Ensuring that our children receive the very best education is important to all of us. On occasions things can go wrong - injuries can occur in class, in the playground or on school trips. Care must be taken to consider whether those injuries have occurred due to any negligence by the school or it's staff. This must be weighed up against very recent changes in the law that determine the extent to which schools may be liable for injuries during the course of a child's education. read more..... - Fatal Accidents:
Sadly fatal injuries can occur in the most severe types of accident, of whatever type. There are many issues that need to be addressed by those loved ones who have been left behind. Inquests, death registration as well as making sure that adequate financial provision is made available from the insurers of those at fault, all need to be considered. Your solicitor will offer sympathetic and thoughtful advice on a range of issues that may confront you and will make sure that if compensation is available, adequate financial provision will be made wherever possible to close family members. read more..... - Head and Spinal Injuries:
Many types of accident can give rise to head or spinal injuries. Those of the severest type give rise to many complications in providing for the future care of the victim, who may never be able to work again. Complex financial calculations are required in order to determine the amount of money needed to cover the cost of future care (often not available on the NHS) and lost earnings into the future. Your solicitor will have the necessary expertise to deal with such claims and also to make sure that interim funding is made available to assist in the immediate care that is needed before any claim is concluded. read more..... - Industrial Disease:
For many years now the courts have recognised the right to claim compensation for industrial diseases for such conditions as noise induced deafness, hand-arm vibration syndrome (or "vibration white finger"), repetitive strain injury and many types of asbestos related disease. Complex issues arise in these cases particularly where knowledge of the injury has arisen long after the exposure to the thing or process that caused it.
Care must be taken to determine the date from which the usual 3 year period for bringing a claim will start to run. Specialist advice will be required to understand the nature of the various industrial processes involved and the way the relevant medical conditions can occur. Knowledge of each employer's history and whether they continue in business will be essential. Your solicitor will be able to guide you through the complicated process of identifying your rights. read more..... - Military:
Military service can be hazardous by it's very nature. But that does not excuse the negligent or reckless failure to provide adequate equipment, vehicles or kit. Similarly, exposing service personnel to unnecessary risk, perhaps due to some inherent danger in relation to the materials used to manufacture ammunition and ordinance will give rise to potential claims for compensation. The issues in this particular type of cases will be well known to a solicitor specialising in injury claims. Compensation will be payable according to the severity of the injuries sustained and any financial losses. Such financial losses could extend to earnings loss arising, for example, out of early retirement from the armed forces. read more..... - Overseas and Holiday Accidents:
We save up and look forward to our holidays virtually all year round. What could be worse than an injury to ruin those precious memories of a trip abroad? Compensation is available even though the accident happened abroad. Your claim would not be dependant on the terms of your travel insurance - although you may be able to receive something in addition for that. Claims for compensation of this type can be made in one of 2 ways. Either you may be able to pursue a claim in this country against the tour operator if the accident occurred during the provision of the holiday package or, you may be able to make a claim in the country where the accident occurred. Either way the usual time limits and procedures for bringing a claim may not apply and it is therefore essential that specialist advice is obtained from a solicitor at the earliest opportunity. read more..... - Actions Against the Police:
As we all know the Police are there to protect us. But sometimes things go wrong for a whole variety of reasons - a collision when answering an emergency call, an injury sustained during the course of an arrest, and on rare occasions, a deliberate assault. Complicating factors will apply in such cases such as the involvement of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Compensation has to be assessed in the same way as in other types of accident cases and no deduction will be made if you have had problems with the Police before or as a result of the event during which the injury occurred. read more..... - Sexual or Physical Abuse:
Recent cases have revealed a number of situations where abuses have occurred when children have been placed in the care of others beyond their families. Similar cases have however also occurred within family units.
In all such cases, significant distress has been caused and considerable resentment often remains. The courts have recognised this and have made it clear that in certain cases the normal period of 3 years for bringing the claim will not apply. However, you should not delay in seeking advice, once you are aware that you might be able to make a claim.
In such sensitive cases as these, compensation is assessed not just in relation to any physical injury but also in relation to any recognisable psychiatric effect. In many cases the cost of specialist treatment can be claimed in addition even before the conclusion of the claim. read more..... - Sports Related Injurie:
The law relating to sports injuries has developed rapidly in recent years. Damages have been awarded against sporting associations whose referees or umpires have failed to take action to prevent inappropriate behaviour on the sports field. Similarly, claims may lie against individuals whose own sporting behaviour has gone beyond normal competitive behaviour and which has become reckless about the possibility of causing injury. Important issues about the availability of insurance companies to meet these claims will arise but your solicitor will be able to advise you on this. Damages are awarded according to the severity of any injury together with any financial losses such as loss of earnings, travel expenses and the cost of treatment for example. read more.....