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In July 2010, a very sad case was reported in the press which involved a home owner, a postman and personal injury lawyers.
The outline of the case was this:
A claim for work accident compensation went to court after a postman alleged he was startled by a growling dog on a property and when he turned to flee, he tripped on uneven pathway leading out of the garden.
The post worker suffered a torn knee ligament, which required surgery, and although according to doctors he recovered well, he was forced to retire from the post service. He took a job as a handyman, but his earning potential was severely curtailed.
He instructed personal injury lawyers to make a claim for work accident compensation on his behalf. In most cases, if a homeowner is deemed to have been liable for the personal injuries caused to someone while they were on their property, their home insurance will have a portion of cover specifically for public liability and any compensation will be paid by the insurer.
However, the homeowner found to be responsible for the postman's injuries had not kept up the payments on her home insurance.
It was alleged that several letters from the postman's personal injury solicitors had been ignored and eventually the case went to court without the homeowner being involved. The court ruled that the postman should be awarded compensation.
As the homeowner did not have insurance to cover the compensation costs it is likely that she would be forced to pay the compensation and the legal fees out of her own pocket.
At the time, newspapers reported conflicting evidence given by the homeowner regarding the accident which, had she been in court and adequately represented by her own solicitors, may have swayed the judge's decision, however as it stood it looked exceedingly likely that she would have to sell her house to pay the damages.
Personal injury solicitors will work for you
In many cases, including personal injury, car accidents and work-related accidents, solicitors have a number of ways which enable them to represent clients who can't afford full legal fees. One of those ways is to mount a compensation claim on a no win, no fee basis where all legal costs fees and disbursements are paid for by the solicitors involved in the case.
All YouClaim's personal injury solicitors offer a full no win, no fee service with the guarantee of 100% compensation in a won case.
They are all governed by the strict tenet of the Solicitors Regulation Authority so you can be assured of their professionalism and high level of representation at all times.
If you wish to discuss the possibility of instructing a personal injury solicitor to represent you in a claim for work accident, whiplash or holiday injury compensation, call our team of legal advisors today on 0800 10 757 95 to see if you are eligible to go ahead with a claim. Alternatively, you can contact us online for an e-chat or by filling in a claim form so that we may call you back at a time to suit you.
