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compensation following an accident
illness or injury - nationwide
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Claiming compensation for personal injury is likely to be the last thing on a victim's mind when the accident happens which puts them in an ambulance or when walking into a hospital's emergency department.
At first, they are likely to be far more concerned about the pain they are enduring and receiving appropriate medical treatment.
Then other practical considerations will come into focus such as how their families will cope without them, will there be a loss of income before full recovery, any voluntary tasks which will require others to take over and the general administration of life which has suddenly come to a halt.
It may be many weeks or months before the victim of an accident considers all the implications of the event and whether some person or organisation could have been responsible for the pain, suffering or loss of earnings which has resulted.
In the case of a road traffic accident, depending on the seriousness and complexity, police investigations may take some months before a criminal case is brought to court and liability decided, then punishment meted out to the responsible person.
With work-related industrial accidents, it is usual for representatives of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to make the investigations and bring a prosecution. Again, this can take many months, especially if Crown Courts or appeals are involved, before matters are resolved.
Deadline for civil damages claim
The Crown Prosecution Service and the HSE can take as long as necessary to gather evidence and follow procedures before starting the legal process but the victims of accidents who are considering starting a civil damages claim must not lose sight of the deadline to begin an action.
Although occasionally exceptions can be made, most often in cases of birth injury and clinical negligence, usually a claimant has only three years from the time of the incident or its original diagnosis to take the first steps.
If a potential compensation claim involves a child or young person, the three-year limit starts from when they are 18 years old so they have until their 21st birthday to make an approach to the defendant or the courts.
Once a decision has been made to pursue justified legal redress, an experienced solicitor should be instructed and given all the information about the accident. He or she will then draft a letter of claim which will be sent to the defendant, setting out the reasons for seeking compensation.
A letter of response should then be sent by the defendant's lawyer to indicate whether the liability will be disputed and, depending on the contents of this document, the claimant can decide whether to accept an offer of settlement of damages, negotiate a higher sum of compensation if one is offered or be prepared to take the matter to court for a judgement on the merits of the case.
Once a claimant has made the decision to consult an online no win no fee solicitor, there is often no need for him or her to be involved from a practical point of view any further, In many straight-forward cases, an exchange of correspondence between lawyers for each side is sufficient to establish the facts and enable a settlement to be made within a few weeks.
YouClaim for compensation for personal injury
Whether you have suffered through a work-related injury, a road traffic accident, industrial illness or other personal injury incident which was caused by the actions or neglect of someone else, a call to YouClaim can put you on the road to achieving justified compensation.
With the no win no fee system, (applicable in all accident cases but not in medical negligence claims) you can be assured all costs will be kept to a minimum and that in the event of compensation being paid, as happens with most of YouClaim's clients, you will receive every penny of it without deduction by ourselves.
Using the online facility is quick, simple and convenient for all claimants to communicate with the solicitor who takes on the case and ensures a high professional standard of representation wherever you live in the UK.
We also have a highly-trained helpful legal team who can respond to telephone inquiries for all those calling 0800 10 757 95 and are happy to ring you back at a convenient time to discuss your claim for compensation for personal injury.
